Name YOUR Steels!

Sulaco

Sulaco

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Okay, we all know we have our favorite this brand and that brand, we all know what models we like from the brands we favor. But how about steels? I thought it would be interesting to give an idea what steels your knives consist of. For those of us with large collections, just pick the ones you like and/or use the most! I'll start us off:

5 - 1095 (and soon to be one more)

5 - 1.4110x55CrMo14

4 - AUS-8

3 - S30V

1 - 420HC

1 - Case CV

1 - M390

1 - D2

1 - 420J2

1 - 420

1 - Unknown (Camillus Lockback)

1 - Helle Harding Laminate


I've updated my list because my inventory has changed some since I first posted this.

I still say 1095 is my favorite, but my new 2nd favorite is now D2, tied with M390 and then S30V.
 
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Thanks for the clarification. As for the knives, up to you, but IMHO, the list will become harder to read..
 
SR-101, swamp rat waki
52100, Bark River Mountain Man
5160, Ontario Rangers, TOPS Pry Knife, Culberson Bolok (Bruce does an amazing HT)
5140 TOPS Pry, Probe, Punch tool
S7, Ontario RD6 Signature Series, GGG Battlehawk (tough freak'n steel!)
1095, ESEE's 1095cv Beckers
1085 Ka-Bar Cutlass and Kukri
1084, Forged Kiridashi
1080, custom Nessmuk, 1080c Bark River Golok
01 Fiddleback Forge Nessmuk, EDC, and a Blind Horse Tiger Knapp
A2 Bark River Bravo-1, IMP
154cm Bark River PSK, TOPS SSS
CPM S35VN, Bark River Custom Highland Special and Custom TUSK
AUS-8
420
Case's SS, and CV
and lots of knives I've inherited, old Case's, a German Eye, a few fixed blades like an Othello, a Kissing Crane, and other's in which I don't know the steel, yet.
 
SR-101

154CM

Soon: CPM-154

14c28mv

VG-10:soon

Soon is a custom I am getting soon and a Endura 4 I am getting soon.
 
My favorite steels of what I have are CPM S30V, CPM M4, and 154CM for folders and the old standby 1095 for fixed blades. Most of the folders I have actually are S30V which is strange.
 
Why no love for S30V?

EBHM4 said:
My favorite steels of what I have are CPM S30V, CPM M4, and 154CM for folders and the old standby 1095 for fixed blades. Most of the folders I have actually are S30V which is strange.
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5160- a bunch from HI and a couple of bolos from Reflections of Asia
1095- Camillus MkII, Ontario pilot's knife, a few German slip joints
1055- an Okapi and a few machetes
Inox- a few SAKs
Tru-Sharp- a Case cheetah cub

Frank
 
cpm-m4 and cts-xhp....unfortunately i received a soft batch of zdp on my endura or that would probably be up there as well.....oh and blind horses 01 also idk how they heat treat it but it held its own with infi if not out preformed it
 
Hmmm....

420HC - Some keychain Buck bottle opener
VG-10 - Spyderco Dragonfly FS/FRN (can't find it)
8CrMo13V? - CRKT M21SF-G
A2 - Bark River Rogue
1095CV - Ka bar Tanto
440C - Entrek Merc
154CM - Landi Snake Bull, Landi Bull Maverick CF, BM141 Nimravus, Emerson CQC11, Emerson Super Karambit
RWL34 - Jim Rehrer custom recurve
S30V - ZT 0301, Kershaw auto Commander, Microtech Makora II
14C28N - ZT 0170

Yeah, I could definitely use a supersteel. That will happen when the preorders for the ZT 0777 start shipping.
 
1- M2
2- M4
1- Sliepner
1- D2
10- O1
1- L6
1- 5160
1-1095
1- 1085
2- 1075

1- C. Nichols stainless raindrop damascus
1- D. Thomas stainless raindrop damascus
6- CPM154
1- S30V
2- S35VN
1- BG42
1- ATS-34
3- 420HC
 
Sulaco said:
Tell us about the custom?
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Sure. Its being made by Jason Howard. He is a newer maker here on BF I think. I like the look of his work though and his prices on the Knifemakers section were good I thought. So I contacted him. Initially he suggested 440c I think, but I said I wanted D2 or 154CM. I then decided on a stainless super steel 154. He contacted me later and said for a little more he could upgrade me to CPM 154 I was like lets do it. Here is a pic.
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4.6 inch blade
4.75 inch handle
its going to be black micarta with blue liners
3- 3/8" stainless tubing through the handle.
 
Guess mine is a real odd combo:

Benchmade 755 in M390

Another BM the VEX in 8Cr14MoV

Gerber large combat folder AUS8? I guess

And my old stainless Douk-Douk in plain 'ol 440

Those are the most carried,but I do have some Kershaws and the like.
 
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