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Aus 8 Modified. It's not a great steel, just well treated and ground to be tough.
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CPM 3V. Is it the perfect steel?
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Aus 8 Modified. It's not a great steel, just well treated and ground to be tough.
I think he meant A8 mod...Latrobe used to make it at least. Viking / Chipper Steel from BU is also very similar. Both are hard to come by here in the US in sizes useful for knives. Viking / Chipper is used by Fredrik Haakonsen in Norway though.
As an aside, I don't really believe in qualifying steels as "great" or "bad". There's simply appropriate steels for a desired application. Putting a general qualification on a steel as "great" or "bad" overall is like saying pressure treated wood is "great", while anything else is lacking. But that's simply not true. Along those same lines, with it's carbon content and other alloying elements, INFI / A8 mod is a solid choice for a blade expected to see heavy impacts.
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Sorry yes, A8,not Aus 8. Aus 8 really is a poor steel, IMO.
I recently read a post somewhere that said asking which is the best steel is like asking which is the best medicine. Similar to your wood analogy, Camber. It made me think, and I see the point, steels, like medicines, are best judged by their intended application.
I do contend though, that some steels are objectively "better" than others.
I don't agree that steels are all more or less equal. I'm a chef and use various steels in various applications for 12 hours a day, every day, for more than 20 years.
Every steel is a compromise but for a given application, in a given knife, some steels perform much better than others.
Just some thoughts of mine.
I love 3v by the way.
I recently read a post somewhere that said asking which is the best steel is like asking which is the best medicine. Similar to your wood analogy, Camber. It made me think, and I see the point, steels, like medicines, are best judged by their intended application.
I do contend though, that some steels are objectively "better" than others.
I don't agree that steels are all more or less equal. I'm a chef and use various steels in various applications for 12 hours a day, every day, for more than 20 years.
Every steel is a compromise but for a given application, in a given knife, some steels perform much better than others.
Just some thoughts of mine.
I love 3v by the way.
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I'm in Grand Rapids, Michigan and am having the hardest time finding a supplier in the area for CPM Steel. Figured I'd throw it out to you guys to see if anyone had contacts, leads, suggestions, etc.
I can order what I need and have it shipped in if necessary but I'd like to use someone local if at all possible.
I can order what I need and have it shipped in if necessary but I'd like to use someone local if at all possible.
Mr. Hossom, I like your common sense article.
For years, I used for moose field dressing a Puma skinner model made of Pumaster steel. I could hone it to a razors edge on my Spyderco ceramic sticks, never had to sharpen it while doing a moose or elk due to excellent edge retention. Knife was stolen, the new ones are made of 440 A steel, often used in kitchen knives. I bought one and was very disappointed in its edge holding ability when cutting thick hide and touching bone when doing the head, separating joints and cutting of the head. I will sell it at the next gunshow, as is it is great for the urban cowboy.
What should I be looking at steel wise. Are there production knives you can recommend? Do I need to go custom?
Thank you for your time.
For years, I used for moose field dressing a Puma skinner model made of Pumaster steel. I could hone it to a razors edge on my Spyderco ceramic sticks, never had to sharpen it while doing a moose or elk due to excellent edge retention. Knife was stolen, the new ones are made of 440 A steel, often used in kitchen knives. I bought one and was very disappointed in its edge holding ability when cutting thick hide and touching bone when doing the head, separating joints and cutting of the head. I will sell it at the next gunshow, as is it is great for the urban cowboy.
What should I be looking at steel wise. Are there production knives you can recommend? Do I need to go custom?
Thank you for your time.
Apparently you don't hunt.
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The thread is 8 years old and the member in question hasn't posted since January, so I doubt you'll get an answer. If you are cruising around using search, try to check for the date of the post to avoid talking to ghosts. Its always okay to start a new thread if you want new info after you've done your hunting. Its always worth checking the old info first, so you have the background, but necro-ing old threads tends to lead to confusion instead of useful info for you. Otherwise, welcome.