hi there
i'm looking for the ultimate steel in terms of toughness, sharpness, stainlessness and foremost, EDGE RETENTION. i want my knives to stay sharp almost indefinitely because if there's one thing i hate then it's sharpening (not only do i hate it, i'm not very good at it either...;-))and damaged or chipped blades. for example, i have knives with various kinds of steel, like 420HC (buck), 440C, AUS-6 and i find them all to be too weak to keep an edge for a long time. i mostly use my knives for serious wood- and cardboard-cutting and -slashing. any suggestions? (ATS34? BG42? D2?, please tell me what you think is the best 'edge retentive' steel). by the way, i'm usually quite hard on my knives, although i won't let em rust in the rain or anything.....but i'd like knives that can take a beating on the blade and stay sharp forever without sharpening....
greetings
d75
i'm looking for the ultimate steel in terms of toughness, sharpness, stainlessness and foremost, EDGE RETENTION. i want my knives to stay sharp almost indefinitely because if there's one thing i hate then it's sharpening (not only do i hate it, i'm not very good at it either...;-))and damaged or chipped blades. for example, i have knives with various kinds of steel, like 420HC (buck), 440C, AUS-6 and i find them all to be too weak to keep an edge for a long time. i mostly use my knives for serious wood- and cardboard-cutting and -slashing. any suggestions? (ATS34? BG42? D2?, please tell me what you think is the best 'edge retentive' steel). by the way, i'm usually quite hard on my knives, although i won't let em rust in the rain or anything.....but i'd like knives that can take a beating on the blade and stay sharp forever without sharpening....
greetings
d75
