james terrio
Sharpest Knife in the Light Socket
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If you think 440C is good stuff, you'll really like CPM-154. And if you like CPM-154, you'll love CTS-XHP. It grinds the same, takes a really nice polish like CPM-154 does and has a bit better edge-retention and noticeably better corrosion-resistance. I can't tell much difference between the two toughness-wise, they're both tougher than most give them credit for IMO. As much as the idea makes me cringe, it does have the cache' of being a new hot steel like Ray mentioned about S35VN. Not trying to muddy the waters, but I thought CPM-154 was pretty much the bee's knees till I won a piece of CTS-XHP in a GAW.