Inventory Of My Knife Steel - What Is Yours?

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Tommy-Chi

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The following is a current inventory of my knife steel. What does your knife steel inventory look like?

I thought that I had more premium steel knives. My target will be to increase the very best knife steels that I can while also paying homage to great blade designs moving forward.

The following means that I have six 3V knives and then it gives the break down by manufacturer:

3V, 6 (Bark River Knives(2), Cold Steel(1), RMJ(2), Winkler Knives(1))


MY INVENTORY
3V, 6 (Bark River Knives(2), Cold Steel(1), RMJ(2), Winkler Knives(1))
9Cr18, 4 (CRKT(4))
80CrV2, 4(Winkler Knives(4))
154CM, 3 (Emerson(3))
1055 Carbon Steel, 6 (Cold Steel(1 + 5))
1095 High Carbon Steel, 4 (ESEE(1), KA-BAR(1), Tops Knives(2))
420HC Stainless, 3 (Buck(2), Gerber(1))
440C, 2 (Boker(2))
52100 High Carbon Steel, 1 (Cold Steel(1))
A2, 1 (Bark River Knives(1))
AUS-8, 2 (5.11(1), SOG(1))
BDZ-1, 1 (Gerber(1))
CPM-20CV, 3 (Hinderer(1), Spyderco(2))
CPM-154, 1 (Spyderco(1))
CTS-XHP, 5 (Cold Steel(3), LES GEORGE(2))
D2, 1 (KA-BAR(1))
Elmax, 1 (Bark River Knives(1))
H1, 1 (Spyderco(1))
M390, 3 (Bradford Knives(1), Hinderer(1), SCHUTTE(1))
M4, 1 (Benchmade(1))
Maxamet, 1 (Spyderco(1))
N690CO, 1 (Bastinelli(1))
O1, 6 (Randall(5), CRKT(1))
S30V, 1 (Spyderco(1))

S35VN, 9 (Chris Reeve(1), Hinderer(1), KA-BAR(2), Medford(1), SPARTAN BLADES(1), ZT Knives(3))

S110V, 1 (Spyderco(1))
VG10, 2 (Boker(2))
ZDP189, 1 (ZT Knives(1))
 
8cr13mov (1) Spyderco Persistence
154CM (1) Benchmade Griptilian
CPM S30V (1) Microtech DOC
CTS-XHP (1) Spyderco Domino
CPM S35VN (2) ZT 0550, Kizer Gemini
ELMAX (3) ZT 0566, ZT 0562, Lionsteel TiSpine
CPM 20CV (1) ZT 0220

That’s all, at the moment.
 
O1, D2, L6, 80crV2, S35VN.

Customs from Dylan Farnham (1), CMFTW (2), Phillip Patton (1) and Ban Tang (1). Keeping it simple.

Oh, and a Kershaw CQC4KXL in 8cr13mov (1). I'm not really much of a folding knife guy.
 
Tommy-Chi said:
The following is a current inventory of my knife steel. What does your knife steel inventory look like?

I thought that I had more premium steel knives. My target will be to increase the very best knife steels that I can while also paying homage to great blade designs moving forward.

The following means that I have six 3V knives and then it gives the break down by manufacturer:

3V, 6 (Bark River Knives(2), Cold Steel(1), RMJ(2), Winkler Knives(1))


MY INVENTORY
3V, 6 (Bark River Knives(2), Cold Steel(1), RMJ(2), Winkler Knives(1))
9Cr18, 4 (CRKT(4))
80CrV2, 4(Winkler Knives(4))
154CM, 3 (Emerson(3))
1055 Carbon Steel, 6 (Cold Steel(1 + 5))
1095 High Carbon Steel, 4 (ESEE(1), KA-BAR(1), Tops Knives(2))
420HC Stainless, 3 (Buck(2), Gerber(1))
440C, 2 (Boker(2))
52100 High Carbon Steel, 1 (Cold Steel(1))
A2, 1 (Bark River Knives(1))
AUS-8, 2 (5.11(1), SOG(1))
BDZ-1, 1 (Gerber(1))
CPM-20CV, 3 (Hinderer(1), Spyderco(2))
CPM-154, 1 (Spyderco(1))
CTS-XHP, 5 (Cold Steel(3), LES GEORGE(2))
D2, 1 (KA-BAR(1))
Elmax, 1 (Bark River Knives(1))
H1, 1 (Spyderco(1))
M390, 3 (Bradford Knives(1), Hinderer(1), SCHUTTE(1))
M4, 1 (Benchmade(1))
Maxamet, 1 (Spyderco(1))
N690CO, 1 (Bastinelli(1))
O1, 6 (Randall(5), CRKT(1))
S30V, 1 (Spyderco(1))

S35VN, 9 (Chris Reeve(1), Hinderer(1), KA-BAR(2), Medford(1), SPARTAN BLADES(1), ZT Knives(3))

S110V, 1 (Spyderco(1))
VG10, 2 (Boker(2))
ZDP189, 1 (ZT Knives(1))
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Looks like your collection needs some INFI.
 
Hickory n steel said:
420hc - 6
Buck 420hc -5 ( not the same )
Aus8a - 2
1095 - 3

Then there's about 20 unknowns.
I don't care what the steel is, they work.
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Duuuuude. How can you possibly know they work, if nobody tells you they do?

For confused bystanders:

THIS IS PLAYFUL, FRIENDLY KIDDING.
 
RBid said:
Duuuuude. How can you possibly know they work, if nobody tells you they do?

For confused bystanders:

THIS IS PLAYFUL, FRIENDLY KIDDING.
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Maybe they don't actually work
I don't remember some guy telling me all about the blade steel and how it will stay sharp forever, how can they work if they're not supposed to stay sharp forever ?
 
S35VN - 4 all Hinderer XM-18s
S30V - Buck 110
ELMAX - 2 ZTs 561 620
154CM - Case Backpocket
VG10 - Delica
Böker c75 - 3
Case CV - 1
Buck 420HC - 1
Couple others that have 1 but not worth mentioning
 
AUS8 - 1, Sog Seal 2000 Seki
Vg10 - 1, Endura
A8Mod - 2, Fredrik Haakonsen customs
H1 - 1, Tasman Salt SE
Victorinox stainless - 5, SAKs
420HC - 1, Buck 301
1095 - 3, Esee 3, 6 and Candiru
12c27 - 2, Enzo Necker ffg, Boker tech tool
Laminated stainless - 2, Helle Mandra, Fossekallen
Unknown carbon - 1, Helle Temagami
154cm - 4, Emerson 7v, mini 7, Commander, Horseman
Cpm m4 - 1, Spyderco Bradley 2

Recently sold: Benchmade Adamas 375 in D2 and Spyderco Paramilitary in s30v, Esee 4 and Izula in 1095

(Edited because I don’t know what I avually have..)
 
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S30V, S35VN, S110V, RWL34, M390, 10CR13MoV, 10CR15CoMoV, N690Co, 440C, CPM154, CTS 204P, D2 and Aus-8 all from memory. There might be more, too lazy to check right now. :oops:
 
Elmax (1) - Dulo Knives

52100 partial bainite heat treatment (1) - Dorset Woodland Blades

Vanadis 4 Extra SUPERCLEAN (https://www.uddeholm.com/files/PB_Uddeholm_vanadis_4_extra_english.pdf) (5)- Fredrik Haakonsen, Adam Kornalski (2), Dulo Knives and Kosa_pl

Vanadis 10 (1) - Adam Kornalski

K600 (3) - Adam Kornalski

Caldie ESR (1) - Adam Kornalski

CpmREX121 (1) - Raiser Knives

Cpm M4 (1) - Spyderco (Gayle Bradley 1)

5160 (5) - Hellize (4) and Tops (1)

A8mod (4)- LKW Knives (3, NZ4, A8mod Polish version) and Dulo Knives (1, A8mod from Bestar, Germany)

Ultrafort (1) - Dulo Knives

H11 ESR (1) - Dulo Knives

O2 (1) - LKW Knives

NZ3(~S1 steel) (4) - Giedymin (3) and LKW Knives

D2 (1) - Shing

Cpm s30v (1) - Shing

65G (1) - Berestbrothers

4340 (4) - Grafknives

4140 (1) - Rmj tactical

Infi (1) - Busse Combat

N690 (2) - Extrema Ratio

Cpm3v (1) - Fehrman knives

80crv2 (1) - killrathi Knives

L6 steel (1) - Svord (Von Tempski bowie)

O1 (2) - Tank Knives and Tom Faunt (Art knives)

1030(???? Railroad spike) (1) - Hellize

Pattern welded steel (with 5160 and other steels) (1) - Hellize

Pattern welded steel with historical origin (more than 100 years old)(1) - Michał Rosecký

I’m almost sure I’m forgetting something.:D

In my love for knife beginnings, I regret having sold lots of great knives, like two Busses (Team Gemini (not the light brigade) and Killa Zilla test team edition), two Extrema Ratios (RAO and Ultramarine) and some Crusader Forge folders, in cpms30v. Now, I don’t sell anything.
 
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CPM 3V (chuck Richards counselor, SSL Customs I have made)
CPM S90V - Hoback A15, 940-1
CPM-CRUWEAR - spyderco Para 3 sprint
CPM S30V - Benchmade mini Dejavoo
Z-Tuff- SSL hatchet prototype, 2 unfinished knives.
Z-Finit- several customs I'm working on (for sale )
VANAX- unfinished one off.(available)
Z-Wear- 4 apex EDC's, 2 Conquests, 1 Clone(in progress)
8670- Kukri prototype


I think that's it... being a maker I have steel all over.
I have a 3 foot chunk of NITRO-V but no knives made out of it. Sold 2 I had made with it.
 
1x 154CM - Emerson Horseman
2x 420HC - Victorinox Spartan and Climber
1x 1095 - ESEE 4
1x CTS204P - ZT0562CF
1x Damascus - CRK L Sebenza
2x Elmax - ZT0801BLK, ZT0801BW
1x H1 - Spyderco Salt 2
3x M390 - Large DR Griptilian, Small DR Griptilian, ZT0350M390
1x M4 - Spydeco Gayle Bradley 2
1x Maxamet - Spyderco Native 5
1x N690Co - Extrema Ratio BF1CT
1x S110V - Spyderco PM2
3x S30V - BM 943BLK, Spyderco PM2, ZT0350BRN
7x S35VN - CRK Small and large Inkosi, CRK Small and large Sebenza Insingo, SG Spider Monkey, ZT0550 Gen 3, ZT0630ORBLK
1x S90V - BM 940-1
1x VG10 - Spyderco Delica 4
 
I'd rather just see pics of those blades...too many numbers make me want to take a nap.
...didn't see any Vanadis 4E Superclean...
 
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