INFI or CPM 3V....which is better?

For what it's worth. CPM 3V is underestimated as a light cutting knife material. I have one, from Phil Wilson, 62HRC, super thin blade, and it has both, very high cutting and edge holding abilities.
 
csabacanada said:
I HAVE USED CPM 3V A LOT [FEHRMAN KNIVES ,VARIOUS MODELS] AND I TRIED MANY INFI BLADES.HERE ARE WHAT I NOTICED :
-EDGE HOLDING -CPM 3V HOLDS MUCH BETTER THAN INFI.[THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT INFI DOES NOT HOLD A GOOD EDGE ,GIVE IT A CONVEX ,HIGHLY POLISHED EDGE ANT IT WILL HOLD IT ALMOST AS LONG AS A2]
-SHARPENING-INFI IS THE WINNER ,IT IS VERY EASY TO SHARPEN .CPM 3V TAKES A LOT MORE TIME TO SHARPEN.
-TOUGHNESS -I COULD NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO STEELS.BOTH ARE VERY TOUGH STEELS .WE HAVE SEEN MANY PICTURES OF HOW TOUGH THE INFI IS AND I USED MY FEHRMANS PRETTY HARD ,AND NO MATTER WHAT I DID I COULD NOT DAMAGE IT.I MEAN CHOPPING FROZEN BONE AND WOOD .IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW TOUGH CPM 3V IS GO TO RON HOOD'S WEBSITE ,HE HAS SOME PICTURES OF FEHRMANS.I HAVE HAD SOM INFI THAT CHIPED AND ROLLED BUT THAT WAS VERY MINOR AND I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD HAD THINNED THE EDGE TOO MUCH ,GIVE INFI A NOT TOO THIN ,NOT TOO THICK ,HIGHLY POLISHED CONVEX EDGE AND IT WILL BE VERY TOUGH.
-Corrosion resistant- CPM 3V HAS BETTER CORROSION RESISTANCE.IF YOU DON'T BELIVE IT JUST TAKE A SATIN FINISHED CPM 3V AND A SATIN FINISHED INFI CUT UP A ONION AND LEAVE THE WITH THE JUICE ON FOR ON HOUR.INFI WILL FORM PATINA AND CPM 3V WON'T .THERE IS A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE COMPARING THE TWO STEELS CORROSION RESISTANCE.
SO WITCH ONE IS BETTER -I DON'T THINK THERE IS A WINNER.BOTH ARE EXCELLENT STEELS ,IT DEPENDS ON YOUR PREFERENCES.FOR ME I LIKE INFI BETTER BUT JUST BECAUSE I SUCK AT SHARPENING.THANKS
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+1. Agree on all the points.
 
Other than Fehrman whoo else makes knives in cpm3v? I've looked all over the web and he's about the only one.
 
mitchmartens said:
Other than Fehrman whoo else makes knives in cpm3v? I've looked all over the web and he's about the only one.
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Start checking out the custom makers who reside (and sell) on these very forums...a quick hop over to the exchange and "fixed blades for sale" forums will direct you to some makers. Among others---Tom Krein, Dan Koster, Coty Handley, Stuart Branson, Bill Siegle (if you make GIGANTIC puppy-dog eyes at him) and Butch Harner, just off the top of my head. It's a great steel, it's just expensive and a pain to work with, hence you'll not see many production knives using it.
 
I have a Skookum Bush Tool in CPM3V, and though not the most expensive knife I own, it is the one that will cut the longest without needing to be resharpened. 3V is pretty impressive in a smaller knife like the puukko inspired SBT. I have no idea how it chops though, mainly because I don't carry machetes in the first place.
 
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