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Hi all,
I do not often post my thoughts here. The forum has grown so large in the 20 years I’ve been a member that whatever can be said, usually has.
However, I was recently researching my steel options for the PM2, and the signal to noise ratio was fairly low with regard to Cru-Wear. I will pass along my thoughts and HUGE kudos to Sal and Eric Glesser
Sal Glesser
- it is so good I had to talk about it!
When researching the steel choice for a new Spyderco the choices can be daunting, even for someone who is an avid connoisseur of new steels. I usually stick to steels like M4 and M390/20CV, which I love for the edges they take. Spyderco doesn’t have many options in M4 in stock and the demand is pretty high.
I use my knives every day so I value higher hardness blades with fine grain structure for their ability to support thinner edges. I cut a wide variety of materials ranging from cardboard to wire.
When researching Cru-Wear, the consensus seemed to be that it was basically most like D2 and middle of the pack as far as abrasion resistance. The only other info I could gather was about the edge it takes. I read that it was easy to get an extremely sharp edge. The scales blah, blah blah…
Well I have had and used it for about 4 months now and it is so good that I came out of lurking to sing about it.
This steel seems nothing like D2 to me. Cru-Wear feels very fine and takes an extremely sharp edge…. …wait, hold up…
Let me say that again:
It takes a freaky-deaky level of sharpness.
I am “ok” freehand sharpening, and even I can pop free-standing hair two weeks out from sharpening. While it is a piece of cake to sharpen, it stays sharp with a quick strop every other week.
The phrase “sticky-sharp” is used about this knife and that is how I would describe it as well.
It feels very hard- it isn’t afraid of a steeper edge at all, no rolling or chipping. Coupled with the aforementioned ease of sharpening, and it really hits the spot.
I also read some speculation about Cru-Wear’s propensity to rust, and I can report that I do not take any extra measures against rust (like I would M4). I am in Florida, and this knife lives in my pocket full-time during my wakeful hours and I have not seen any discoloration or corrosion.
If you happen to be in the market for a PM2, like I was and are unsure about Cru-Wear (or prefer a sharp edge that cuts like a demon with minimal maintenance), I am happy to recommend you to try this one out. It is really that good!
Sal and co., thanks for making this one a regular production run- it is a truly excellent EDC steel. I hope to see it used in more models, because I will buy them.
Cheers!
I do not often post my thoughts here. The forum has grown so large in the 20 years I’ve been a member that whatever can be said, usually has.
However, I was recently researching my steel options for the PM2, and the signal to noise ratio was fairly low with regard to Cru-Wear. I will pass along my thoughts and HUGE kudos to Sal and Eric Glesser
Sal Glesser
- it is so good I had to talk about it!When researching the steel choice for a new Spyderco the choices can be daunting, even for someone who is an avid connoisseur of new steels. I usually stick to steels like M4 and M390/20CV, which I love for the edges they take. Spyderco doesn’t have many options in M4 in stock and the demand is pretty high.
I use my knives every day so I value higher hardness blades with fine grain structure for their ability to support thinner edges. I cut a wide variety of materials ranging from cardboard to wire.
When researching Cru-Wear, the consensus seemed to be that it was basically most like D2 and middle of the pack as far as abrasion resistance. The only other info I could gather was about the edge it takes. I read that it was easy to get an extremely sharp edge. The scales blah, blah blah…
Well I have had and used it for about 4 months now and it is so good that I came out of lurking to sing about it.
This steel seems nothing like D2 to me. Cru-Wear feels very fine and takes an extremely sharp edge…. …wait, hold up…
Let me say that again:
It takes a freaky-deaky level of sharpness.
I am “ok” freehand sharpening, and even I can pop free-standing hair two weeks out from sharpening. While it is a piece of cake to sharpen, it stays sharp with a quick strop every other week.
The phrase “sticky-sharp” is used about this knife and that is how I would describe it as well.
It feels very hard- it isn’t afraid of a steeper edge at all, no rolling or chipping. Coupled with the aforementioned ease of sharpening, and it really hits the spot.
I also read some speculation about Cru-Wear’s propensity to rust, and I can report that I do not take any extra measures against rust (like I would M4). I am in Florida, and this knife lives in my pocket full-time during my wakeful hours and I have not seen any discoloration or corrosion.
If you happen to be in the market for a PM2, like I was and are unsure about Cru-Wear (or prefer a sharp edge that cuts like a demon with minimal maintenance), I am happy to recommend you to try this one out. It is really that good!
Sal and co., thanks for making this one a regular production run- it is a truly excellent EDC steel. I hope to see it used in more models, because I will buy them.
Cheers!
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