mbkingshane
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Ok I have a benchmade contego in M4, and this thing takes an awesome edge pretty easily, and gets crazy sharp. So does anyone else think this stuff is the best or did I just get lucky?
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Ok I have a benchmade contego in M4, and this thing takes an awesome edge pretty easily, and gets crazy sharp. So does anyone else think this stuff is the best or did I just get lucky?
I got a Spyderco Gayle Bradley and CPM-M4 is now my favorite blade steel. I don't have experience with all the super steels but I like it over everything I've used up to and including M390. It's amazing and I'm letting mine develop a nice natural patina just from use not forcing anything but from slicing meat with it it has developed a beautiful dark bluish rainbow kind of look to it. It's a truly amazing steel that I want more of![]()
I've used s30v and m4 blows it out of the water in just about every aspect except corrosion resistance and I've found it sharpens the same or even easier and holds its edge longer. I've never used elmax..yet.That's great to hear, I have some other "super steels" also, elmax, s30v but so far loving yhe M4. I personally think some knives with s30v can be a bear to sharpen. Probably has something to do with heat treat?
M4 gets my vote as a favorite. I have yet to sharpen the blade I received from Big Chris (I want to, but there's just no point in doing it yet).
The only steel that I like as much or more than M4 is M390, and that's only because of its stainless properties. I sold my M4 Contego to get the M390 version since I don't care for coated blades, but it's hard to beat CPM-M4 for just about anything.
I have two knives in M4, a Mini-Grip and a Spyderco Air.
I also have maybe a half dozen in M390 and two in Cruwear, plus a few in S110V.
All are seriously great blade steels, but M4 is my favorite. One caveat: I haven't had a chance to sharpen the Cruwear, yet, so there is still potential to change my mind.