I'd imagine the number of people who have three animals that need to be dressed right at dark, about the same as I'm trying to imagine where in the timeline one minute between each animal on a softer knife wouldn't fit, and something much more satisfying to use (like an arkansas pocket hone) would work fine.
The difference between 1095 and 3v is probably more like the difference between whitetail deer hunting in the woods with a .308 vs a 300wby (not knocking the latter - that's what I have, but I don't remember a shot here in the east that I couldn't have made with a .308 - I was just young and wanted something with a lot of powder capacity).
When we're doing something in woodworking, we generally sharpen before things get dull enough for there to be an effort issue. I have to admit that if I had to dress an animal, I'd love a minute break between animals to sharpen the knife and clear my mind and maybe have a sip of something. When I started woodworking, I went after supersteels, trying to find the best high hardness chisels, etc, and I still like those tools, but there's no practical need for them. There is a need for the retailers to use those materials, though, because nobody is going to pay $600 for a set of chisels made out of inexpensive drill rod. The chisels are even a little bit more simple because they rarely fail from abrasion and the purest crisp edge at high hardness generally wins a standardized test. Of course, you can market, that, too, by convincing people that they can't get work done at 63 hardness if there are 65 hardness chisels available, and you can also add some secret magic from a blacksmith (who is more than likely making one every few minutes, and in some cases, those chisels are pressed in dies).
My point is, very little of what we do with high end goods is for the purpose of their use. It's for the purpose of the goods. My father enjoys hunting a lot more than I do, and he has always dressed everything he hunts with an old camillus knife. He's a fan of it because he uses a pocket stone on the knife each time he uses it, just briefly, and he's never had to do anything more to it. I couldn't convince him to get a new knife as a gift (years ago, I bought him a new fixed blade buck knife, but I can't get him to use it. He'd be a bad recipient of a $400 knife as he first, would never use it because it's too expensive and should be saved, and second, would be insulted to get a $400 knife).
The difference between 1095 and 3v is probably more like the difference between whitetail deer hunting in the woods with a .308 vs a 300wby (not knocking the latter - that's what I have, but I don't remember a shot here in the east that I couldn't have made with a .308 - I was just young and wanted something with a lot of powder capacity).
When we're doing something in woodworking, we generally sharpen before things get dull enough for there to be an effort issue. I have to admit that if I had to dress an animal, I'd love a minute break between animals to sharpen the knife and clear my mind and maybe have a sip of something. When I started woodworking, I went after supersteels, trying to find the best high hardness chisels, etc, and I still like those tools, but there's no practical need for them. There is a need for the retailers to use those materials, though, because nobody is going to pay $600 for a set of chisels made out of inexpensive drill rod. The chisels are even a little bit more simple because they rarely fail from abrasion and the purest crisp edge at high hardness generally wins a standardized test. Of course, you can market, that, too, by convincing people that they can't get work done at 63 hardness if there are 65 hardness chisels available, and you can also add some secret magic from a blacksmith (who is more than likely making one every few minutes, and in some cases, those chisels are pressed in dies).
My point is, very little of what we do with high end goods is for the purpose of their use. It's for the purpose of the goods. My father enjoys hunting a lot more than I do, and he has always dressed everything he hunts with an old camillus knife. He's a fan of it because he uses a pocket stone on the knife each time he uses it, just briefly, and he's never had to do anything more to it. I couldn't convince him to get a new knife as a gift (years ago, I bought him a new fixed blade buck knife, but I can't get him to use it. He'd be a bad recipient of a $400 knife as he first, would never use it because it's too expensive and should be saved, and second, would be insulted to get a $400 knife).
