CPM3V for fillet knife?

[Phil705]

A friend asked me to make him a fillet knife. I have some 1/16" A2 and 154CM on hand, and also a couple of pieces of .048" CPM3V. Any thoughts or advice on which steel would be better? If none of these, other suggestions appreciated.

Phil705
Winthrop WA

 

[Bruce Bump]

You should make a knife from each one, do some flexing and performance tests on all three and report back to us with your results.

 

[mete]

154CM or the better version CPM154 would be the best choice.

 

[Steve Hayden]

I have used both. For fresh water I like the A2, but it rusts way too fast for seawater.