Fixed blade rigging knife steel

To add to James:
CPM-3V is probably harder to sharpen compared to CPM-S35VN . However, with a diamond stone, either should be no problem. I like the edge stability of 35VN for a stainless steel. I like 3V for a hard and tough edge. 3V is 7.5% chromium, so it isn't exactly a rust bucket. Both make a great blade.
 
Bo T said:
I'm just curious, what about that japanese H1??
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I was going to ask the same thing... just with out the word "Japanese" lol
SpiderCo uses it throughout their Salt series, I've got a Pacific Salt from a decade or so ago that hasn't been treated the best, and still has yet to show signs of rust...
 
One of mine in 154CM steel, Flat ground, Handle butt is raised for finger clearance. 5" blade
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More 154CM has a marline spike in the sheath.
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This one was by request from a yacht club
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H1 is a metal alloy ( you can't really call it steel) with very little carbon, 14% chromium, 6-7% nickle, and nitrogen . This makes it nearly corrosion proof. It is fairly tough, but nothing like 3V, or even any good high chromium stainless steel. It isn't any harder than the cheaper stainless steels, and the edge retention isn't phenomenal compared to normal knife steels. CPM-S35VN would be a better choice compared to H1....unless you wanted to use it underwater or wanted the "Hype" factor. I love how companies like Spyderco use the word Japanese and then some proprietary name or other exotic sounding steel type to make their product sound superior to all others.
Hats off to the PR guys who know that saying ,"This knife is made with Japanese H1 steel..." will make a guy buy it right away, when the identical knife would not be a good seller if they said, "This knife is made out of Chinese 440C...."
 
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