edge retention of SR77

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dingy

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Hi you guys and Jerry
I got a SOD few days ago ,convexed and polished the edge. the SOD is my first knife that made of SR77.

When i sharpen it , feels very very easy to sharpen ,i slice some cardbord with my SOD and i got some light spots on the edge.

i have never been putting it into real use , and i wanna know that what you guys think the retention of SR77?

In comparision with 5160 ,1075 ,1095 and SR101 , how do you set the SR77 in when tallk about edge performance only?

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The edge retention on SR77 isn't bad, not as good as SR101 or INFI. Where it excels is its toughness. It is really really really strong. Nice knife!
 
Sadly, I have never really used SR77 hard. and the only SR77 kife I have is my wife's and she won't let me tough it. So I cannot help you there. But I would be interested in your testing. Also, make sure it is the edge and not a burr that you are seeing. Some steels can have a bur on the edge that doesn't want to go away after you try to sharpen it. SR77, being a very flexible steel may be one of those. post some pics when you can.
 
I have both a Yardkeeper and a Mountainmandu.

Both have seen som heavy use. And both have kept a nice edge.

In a very desperate situation, I actually used the edge of my Yardkeeper to strike a firesteel repeatedly. The edge was fine after a very light touch up.
(The desperate situation was a 'one stick fire contest' against several Norwegians and a Swede)
 
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