Cts-bd1 steel with a toothy edge

[lonestar1979]

How does this steel perform with toothier edge, for slicing,not push cutting.I plan to buy Cold steel Voyager or manix2 in this steel and have zero experience with it.

 

[chiral.grolim]

I have no personal experience with CTS-BD1, but the formulation is not far off of AUS-8, and Ankerson tested that in his "toothy edge" section here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...based-on-Edge-Retention-cutting-5-8-quot-rope

CTS-XHP - 240 - Military - 60.5 RC
CTS-B75P - 240 - Mule
Sleipner - 240 - LionSteel PM2
Dozier D2 - 220 - Dozier K2
ELMAX - 220 - Mule - 58.5 RC
VG-10 - 160 - Stretch
AUS-8A - 160 - Recon 1
12c27 MOD - 120 - Opinel #8 - .012" behind the edge
XC90 - 80 - Opinel #8 - .012" behind the edge

Ankerson's test isn't all that precise, but that is kinda the point - steels that rate fairly close to one another on his chart are unlikely to be able to be distinguished without rigorous effort on the part of the user. CTS-BD1 should be relatively easy to sharpen on simple stones and will hold its edge better than 420HC but worse than D2 depending mostly on the thickness behind the edge (and how you use it). It makes for a good budget steel and encourages practice in sharpening. :thumbup:

 

[HeavyHanded]

I also have zero personal experience and was waiting to see what else came in. In a general sense, if it isn't HT'd too much past 56 RC it should do toothy pretty well. Sounds like a respectable steel.

 

[lonestar1979]

Cold Steel aus8 sharpens really easily in few swipes on anything, amd am wondering how ctsbd1 will do.Btw my Victorinox alpiner(large locking blade)takes and holds toothy edge really well and is very easy to sharpen.Their steel is softer about55rc.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I've been tinkering with an A.G. Russell knife in 8Cr13MoV (Chinese steel also similar in composition to AUS-8), hardened to 57-58 HRC according to their specs. I've noticed it very easily takes a wicked-sharp and toothy edge from diamond hones in the ballpark of DMT's Coarse/Fine grit. It's anybody's guess as to how 'durable' it would be at this toothy finish, but it's attractive enough in it's 'bite' that I'd think it'd be worth trying out on similar steels.

BTW, I've also liked Victorinox blades (noted above) with a similar edge treatment, taking only a few swipes on a diamond hone to completely reset the edge, and needing little more beyond that.


David

 

[lonestar1979]

Yes,, I use mostly dmt coarse or sharpmaker brown rods to touchup my blades.Used to polish on waterstones a bit, but now do not bother with it.When I buy the knife,I reprofile it with beltsander and justdo tuchups with sharpmaker or dmt coarse ,or Norton economy stone.My edges are hair whittling most times,although I just go for nice utility edge(cut mostly soft materials).I have few choppers that I polish and have nice convex edge-grind on it.

 

[lonestar1979]

This Victorinox steel although little soft is super easy to sharpen and keeps edge for decent amount of time.Their knife geometries are simple but they work...all their knives cut like crazy.