Emerson 2016?

Dropping the Ti liner might help in keeping the costs down. Weight would be negligable considering most models are over 4oz. I still have layman's views about spending one to two Franklins on production knives. With that said....a butterfly knife would be cool and where in the hell is the return of the Mach 1/Maxx 1?
 
Jamesh Bond said:
I like the steel the way it is, so if there is a change, I really hope the 154cm option doesn't. It really is another Emerson trademark.

Even though I understand the appeal of super steels holding the edge forever, I could never understand many folks single minded focus on only that.

Congratulations, your knife stayed sharp for 3 years without sharpening. Cool. Have fun getting it sharp again. Despite all the arguments both ways, it is a solid fact that the harder, higher carbide alloy steels DO require a lot more time, technique, and abrasive quality to grind. All these things equal more chance of slop. Waiting that long to hit a blade with a stone implies skills, time, and equipment on the lower end of the spectrum. So again, what exactly is to be gained?

Mini rant over. Point is, as a knife USER, I keep my blades sharp with simple honing swipes on whatever I want, therefore rarely have to bust out the hard earned skills and equipment I possess (an irony unto itself I suppose) to really grind them up. But when I do, it doesn't take much time at all, and the easy machineability results in a far cleaner end result than when I attack my super steels. To me, it's a law of highly diminishing returns for a benefit that cancels itself by inverse irony.

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My thoughts also. If there was a change I would like cpm 154 instead of s35vn, but that's just me.
 
With everyone going the Super route, I'd actually like to see a Mini version of the Gentleman Jim. Maybe the same size as a Mini Commander.
 
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