Curious, why bother with a cutting test with *insert brand name knife here*?

shinyedges said:
to answer my own question, no... significantly different composition. I do want to try 4v though,, but not so interested in 440v (s60v)
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Yeah dude, pretty different. 440V is basically 440C with a bunch of vanadium. You'd have to keep the edge at a pretty high angle to keep the edge from denting and it still wasn't very good even then. I had a knife in 440V, that was my first decent knife way back in the day. I'd take 4V or equivalent any day.
 
I'm thinking i'd like vandis 4e in .15 thickness or .18, tapered tang , full flat grind, with an ergonomic handle , ground thin for excellent cutting, heat treated for optimal edge stability and toughness(similar to what Nathan the machinist has done for 3v), blade length around 4 inches as that's typically what I'm able to edc nowadays , handle length around 4 inches but again needs to be ergonomic.

I might be cooking up my next idea for a custom maker lol

And as for 440v, I am familiar with s60v but wasn't familiar with its alternative name 440v. Not particularly interested because I want steels to be pretty tough when taken to geometry that makes the excel and the s60v, s90v s110v line up offer more in edge retention than toughness. For knives that wont see any abuse and edge retention is primarily needed they excel.
bodog said:
Yeah dude, pretty different. 440V is basically 440C with a bunch of vanadium. You'd have to keep the edge at a pretty high angle to keep the edge from denting and it still wasn't very good even then. I had a knife in 440V, that was my first decent knife way back in the day. I'd take 4V or equivalent any day.
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Either V4e or cpm3V ground thin and HT'd to Rc 62-64(if possible) would be my preference. For me the whole point of a tough steel in a smaller thinner blade is to go higher Rc since you can afford to do it with the tougher steel.
 
Exactly. That's what my whole thread the other day was about. Although id be happy with 60-62 rc for a little extra toughness and still good edge retention, 2 rc points can change toughness pretty drastically.

And your description describes my big Chris knife exactly. And I love its performance.
Cobalt said:
Either V4e or cpm3V ground thin and HT'd to Rc 62-64(if possible) would be my preference. For me the whole point of a tough steel in a smaller thinner blade is to go higher Rc since you can afford to do it with the tougher steel.
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Now this is a cutting test I'll like to see more of. :p

[video=youtube;mW72OPR4UQ0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW72OPR4UQ0[/video]
 
I agree ladyearth.

I have a cheap $5 tobacco store knife that I got for practicing sharpening, and it will cleanly slice any paper in any direction. It literally says china stainless steel on the blade.
It may be a little soft, and dulls quicker than say my s35vn, but it will get many uses before needing another sharpening.
Now, I almost could care less about what steel was used, just stop putting logos and steel material etc on the blade! It's not a cereal box.
 
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