In the past few years I've personally done a lot of side by side testing of several of Spyderco's great serrated edge knives ( culinary and mainline models). It's been said that H-1 to date is Spyderco's top blade steel for Spyderedges and they did a thorough test to determine that. I must say I was surprised when I first heard that because I found H-1 not so great in plain edged use.
But what I'm trying to determine are all the common denominators that may comprise a top notch blade steel for Spyderedges , or any other serration pattern for that matter. I've personally been surprised by other blade steels I've found to perform exceptionally well in my own tests. I've found that the following blade steels in my own personal usage to be quite good for Spyderedges. They are>> 440V ( S60V), AUS-8, ATS-55, ATS-34, AUS-10, GIN-1, MBS-26, VG-10 and of course H-1 just to name a few that I've had great results with in SE.
So let's talk about Spyderco's best blade steels for Spyderedges. Which of the newer blade steels do you anticipate to be good for SE? Which blade steels have you personally had great luck with in SE?
But what I'm trying to determine are all the common denominators that may comprise a top notch blade steel for Spyderedges , or any other serration pattern for that matter. I've personally been surprised by other blade steels I've found to perform exceptionally well in my own tests. I've found that the following blade steels in my own personal usage to be quite good for Spyderedges. They are>> 440V ( S60V), AUS-8, ATS-55, ATS-34, AUS-10, GIN-1, MBS-26, VG-10 and of course H-1 just to name a few that I've had great results with in SE.
So let's talk about Spyderco's best blade steels for Spyderedges. Which of the newer blade steels do you anticipate to be good for SE? Which blade steels have you personally had great luck with in SE?