Choosing Steel

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ProudXjOwner

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First I would like to say this is my first post and yes I did some searching but I would still like some help choosing a steel.

I would like to get a steel that has very good rust and corrosion resistance and will hold a pretty good edge.
 
VG10 is excellent, holds a wicked edge, resisted rust.

When you say 'very good' do you mean it will withstand seaside use?
 
I take it you are talking about steel that will make up the blade portion of a knife.

We need more information. There are a good dozen answers to the question you posed.

How about answering:

What do you want to do with the knife?
How big will the knife be?
How much do you want to spend on the knife?
How do you sharpen?
What type of edge grind do you prefer?
Is it a fixed blade or folder?

That should narrow things down a bit.
 
marcinek said:
I take it you are talking about steel that will make up the blade portion of a knife.

We need more information. There are a good dozen answers to the question you posed.

How about answering:

What do you want to do with the knife?
How big will the knife be?
How much do you want to spend on the knife?
How do you sharpen?
What type of edge grind do you prefer?
Is it a fixed blade or folder?

That should narrow things down a bit.
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1. EDC and hard use work knife.
2. 3-4'' blade.
3. Less than $200.
4.
5. Really perfer FFG.
6. Folder.
Since were getting this far in to it I would also perfer the knife to be assisted opining, and perfer it NOT to be a lockback.
 
I would go with an s30v. great steel, has great corrosion resistance for the Rockwell hardness (about 59-60) but that kind of depends on who makes the knife. for example Buck makes their s30v at about 59.5-61 (pretty hard) Rockwell hardness while Chris reeve makes his s30v at 58-59 Rockwell hardness. overall its a good steel that holds an edge well and has good corrosion resistance if cleaned and maintained and it also has good tensile strength.
 
I've gotten every bit of gunk i could find on my cheap AUS 8 blades without much of a problem.
 
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Choose the knife before the steel. There's not a whole lot of difference between the premium stuff, and you won't notice that much (if any) in real world usage between them.

Car fluids can be really harmful to handle material, i.e. some of the nylon based handles cannot withstand repeated exposure to brake fluid, solvents, etc. I'd also research handle material as well.
 
dano said:
Choose the knife before the steel. There's not a whole lot of difference between the premium stuff, and you won't notice that much (if any) in real world usage between them.

Car fluids can be really harmful to handle material, i.e. some of the nylon based handles cannot withstand repeated exposure to brake fluid, solvents, etc. I'd also research handle material as well.
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I was kind of thinking the same thing about the fluids on the handle. I have been recently looking in to the Kershaw blur in S30V.
 
ProudXjOwner said:
1. EDC and hard use work knife.
2. 3-4'' blade.
3. Less than $200.
4.
5. Really perfer FFG.
6. Folder.
Since were getting this far in to it I would also perfer the knife to be assisted opining, and perfer it NOT to be a lockback.
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Spyderco Military in S30V would be the ticket.
 
Spyderco Military, Spyderco Para Military, or Kershaw Blur S30V would all be good choices. Just clean them up which shouldn't be a problem with the pillar flow-through construction on the Blur if that's the one you like. I have a Blur in S30V and my only complaint is if I hold it a little wrong the liner lock develops serious wobble and even disengages sometimes.
 
ProudXjOwner said:
First I would like to say this is my first post and yes I did some searching but I would still like some help choosing a steel.

I would like to get a steel that has very good rust and corrosion resistance and will hold a pretty good edge.
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I have not used my 19c27 bladed knife yet, but have heard very good things
about it.
 
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