More K390, please

I would agree with all those who’ve rooted for the Native Chief, Native 5, and Bow River in K390. REALLY want a Bow River from Spyderco in a nicer steel than 8Cr, stainless or not.

I’d take them naked (preferably), and likely force a patina on the Bow River early on. But of K390 Bow River comes (thinly) coated, I wouldn’t mind (since it’ll be coated beneath the scales).
 
Maybe simultaneous Military/Millie 2 in K390, that would be kind of cool.

Lil Matriarch. Absolutely this. People have been wanting a reverse-S in a supersteel for some time. What with the blue handles giving me the idea... thinking on the thin bladestock and many utilitarian applications the Lil Matriarch in K390... I'd buy two. Already was going to get a second VG-10 one. Because it is thinner than the Dodo, you know. But, I'd take a Dodo, too, love the M4 ones, both plain and serrated.
 
I continued reading so I was sure I was not alone, and it seems that I have found many people asking for a hawkbill-styled knife in K390.

Cricket, don't know if you'll do a Dodo so soon again, maybe a Tasman Sugar (what's the opposite of salt?) or a Harpy, to be more palatable to folks? I am still thinking a Lil Matriarch would be a winner in K390.
 
I've never seen/heard of a sprint run on the Centofante knives, but I missed out on the Centofante 4 and a run in K390 seems like a good fit for the 3 or the 4 to me. Thin and slice-y.
 
MolokaiRider said:
Any model Spyderco makes would be awesome in K390.

I have an Endura in this alloy and it is pretty amazing.
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You just reminded me I have a K390 Endura in a box upstairs. Haven't even touched it yet, despite the fact the E4 platform is one of my all-time favourites.

Thanks for jogging my memory sir!
 
I’ve been looking for a Police 4 G10 K390 with no success, so maybe an Endura 4 in the same configuration. I don’t think that has been done yet has it?
 
I like knives made of K390 or S90V but lean towards the latter S90V. They seem to be two knives in the same pod but the S90V is harder taking longer to sharpen but it holds an edge and doesn't corrode. Thoughts?

K390 steel equivalent​

The closest steel to our K390 would be the S90V Stainless Steel, in exception for corrosion resistance (S90V offers a better corrosion resistance compared to the K390), they both offer great edge retention and hardness due to 9% of Vanadium in both steel, Same for the wear resistance, and they both fall in the same price range of high-end steel.


S90V​

According to the chemical composition and the HRC of the steel, the CPM s90v Steel has the following features:

CPM s90v Edge Retention: With a high presence of vanadium and carbon, s90v steel offers extreme edge retention (might be the best in the steel).

CPM s90v Corrosion Resistance: Great Corrosion Resistance due to 14% of Chromium, which makes s90v stainless steel (Once steel has more than 10-12% of chromium in it it’s considered stainless steel).

CPM s90v Wear Resistance: Excellent Wear Resistance, with 9% of Vanadium, the steel is very hard and durable.

CPM s90v Sharpness: the better steel can hold an edge, the harder to sharpen it, the s90v is very hard steel, so sharpening or grinding won’t be an easy task.
 
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Ashamed to say that I haven't gotten a Spyder with K390 as of yet. But it's high on my list to get done very soon. I'm trying to land another set of the C-60 Ayoob Sprint Run with CRUWEAR which was just released. Spyderco just continues to spoil us and it's like I'm a kid in a Russell Stover candy store. I can't wait to try K390 and CRUWEAR side by side.

There is one past Spyderco model that I think would be perfect with K390 from all I've heard about this premium blade steel. I'm speaking of the C-54 big Calypso model ( the original first model of the Calypso models). As good as that knife performs in VG-10 I am extremely anxious to see what the C-54 Calypso would be like with K390.

Another older model that would be great with that steel would be the old, disco'd ROOKIE model. Two Spyderco models that I would like to see with newer/better blade steel.
 
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