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manassas dragon

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just received my new delica. think it is just abt the perfect edc knife. anybody care to comment on vg-10.
came razor sharp.
 
I carry mine all the time too. It is a perfect EDC. Mine is the ZDP-189 steel though, so I can't comment on VG-10.
 
for edc, i love VG10, it takes a very fine edge easily, resharpens, and holds it, and i TRIED to make the thing rust and i couldn't make it rust till i took it to the beach in Florida, swam with it for a few hours and didn't rinse it till the next day, the thing had 2 rust spots on it. so yeah VG10 is awesome, though when it loses its fine edge, it needs to be sharpened, unlike 154cm or s30v that keeps a working edge for a long time.
 
I haven't been on this forum in forever. I just got done cleaning some sticky residue off of my Delica. When I was cleaning it I thought about how much I love my knife and how I went through a few different models before finally deciding on it as my EDC blade. The VG-10 steel does quite well for most EDC tasks, if you were doing heavy-use tasks i'd recommend the ZDP. Part of the reason why I haven't been on the forums much is because the Delica satisfied my needs so well, I sold all my other knives and have just the one.
 
SP120K said:
I haven't been on this forum in forever. I just got done cleaning some sticky residue off of my Delica. When I was cleaning it I thought about how much I love my knife and how I went through a few different models before finally deciding on it as my EDC blade. The VG-10 steel does quite well for most EDC tasks, if you were doing heavy-use tasks i'd recommend the ZDP. Part of the reason why I haven't been on the forums much is because the Delica satisfied my needs so well, I sold all my other knives and have just the one.
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Where's the fun in that??? lol
 
The Delica is an awesome knife. Good EDC size. Excellent ergos. Versatile blade shape and great steel. I really like the VG-10, although I still hope to pick up one of the ZDP ones at some point. It sharpens up easy, takes a great edge, retains it well, and is easy to maintain.

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I was breaking up a bag up ice with my new Endura yesterday in VG-10. I found that I rolled the edge in a few parts. Admittedly, this ice was really hard after having half melted at one point and refrozen. I was impressed though because the edge took a minor roll in a couple of areas and was easily fixed on a fine stone. After noticing the rolls on the edge of my new blade (I don't mind using my knives but it was only 2 days old!!!), I switched to a fixed blade in 1095. It chipped in one spot lol. Definitely happy with the VG-10s performance. After a couple swipes it is shaving sharp.
 
hello, i need to get a delica sometime. i have the stretch, endura 4, dragonfly models in vg 10 and its becoming a favorite steel. it has a good amount of carbon, vanadium, chrome, and most importantly has added cobalt which enhances the other alloying elements. my stretch held a thinly profiled shaving edge through 357 feet of paperboard and was still cutting well but not shaving. very rust resistant.
 
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