Interesting thing about Super Steels

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I have knives in M4, M390, CTS-204P, 20CV, S90V, S110V & S125V but my favorite knife is in S30V. It is David Mosier Spektor (S30V) I bought years ago. It seems to me a good designed/engineered knife can overcome the pressure of advanced materials.

Just something I was pondering while playing with my knives.
 
But s30v is a super steel too :p

I guess your title means that already so what I mean to say it is pretty good steel also.
This manly wasp I have in 12c27 hardened at 60-61 is doing a great job for me and it's easy to sharpen it, given the simple steel and how thin it is. But in a Spyderco Millie I like it that it's s110v and can cut me a lot of cardboard.
Different knives, different jobs, lots of steel choices. Knife guys heaven :)

That s30v with good HT can perform like your m390 from another company
 
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I like S30 just fine. Personally for most uses I don't need anything "better". A lot of supersteels are give and take and I just don't get that excited.
I do like options though.
 
NapalmCheese said:
S30V is the steel that made me decide I was no longer interested in 'super steels' many years ago. Give me something that's easy to quickly sharpen on waterstones and easy to keep sharp with a strop or a steel and I'm happy.
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stonproject said:
I really like VG10, and 154CM. Not too bad to sharpen and holds an edge just fine
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I like 1095 ESEE for the same reason, field touchups are easy.
 
Cold steel did such a nice job heat treating AUS8 I had to try S30V and some others just to see what the hubub was about. Now I really don't think I need better than S30V for edc use. Maybe for a dedicated hunter or something.
 
Steels are like toothbrushes or pastes: every month something even more advanced comes out and I can’t believe we have survived this far with the old. :)
 
For me it's about the heat treatment, not the steel itself.... Well it's also about the steel too... I'm not gonna use s30v for toughness or strength tasks. I'd rather use M4, 3v, 4v, cruewear etc. Better edge stability and toughness. For slicing s30v and others are great. But I look for a heat treatment that's exceptionally good. And a blade geometry that supports the steel behind it.

Is your custom knife in the op with a custom heat treatment? Or was it a mass production knife on an assembly line with a basic heat treatment?
 
I think of these "super steels" more like specialty steels. Many excel in one area at the expense in other areas. For instance some may excellent for a cutting competition but maybe not the best choice for the average persons edc knife.It's fun for me to try them, out of curiousty but for my daily uses steel like 154cm for example works just fine. A few licks on the strop and it's good to go again.Imho people just starting in our hobby maybe better starting off with more traditional steel until they become fairly confident in their sharpening skill.
 
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