Oh Yeah - Strider 3V Goodness - DB & DB-L in the house

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Just got these two from Monkey Edge - limited edition Strider DB and DB-L with frag grips and with the infamous 3V steel. These rascals are 1/4" thick, and if you look up the definition of sharpened prybar these will be pictured.

For those that haven't followed Ankersons numerous threads regarding 3V or have seen this youtube video - I encourage you to check them out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPgSOQY4CDk

Monkey Edge tested the thinner .190" thick DB in 3V - tough stuff. These I just got are THICKER - .250". I had to pick one up after seeing that video.

Wasn't sure which one would feel better in the hand - so I had to get both as no one local to me is a Strider distributor. I will probably not keep them both - the hard decision will be which one to keep. (Shown next to my Victorinox Climber).

Just thought I would share - if anyone else has one in S30V or 3V I'd like to hear you experiences (either model). What's the worst you put yours through?
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I did some comparisons a while back with Fehrman 3V, Strider S30V and Busse INFI.
No major destruction tests, but I did bash 'em all pretty good, including a major tip stab into some very hard concrete.
All survived unscathed.

What surprised me most was how tough Striders S30V turned out to be.

3V stands up to anything a non-moron can put it through.
The best part is that it holds an edge better than the other "super" tough steels.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/648410-Busse-vs.-Fehrman-vs.Strider
 
Nice masonry chisels! Do you plan on EDCing one of those monsters?

I tried that with a regular s30v db for about 6 months. Even with no cordwrap or scales it ended up being too heavy/bulky for me.

Keep the -L and use the crepe out of it!



ETA: The worst I put mine through was reprofiling the main edge to something around 20 degrees per side. I think they are 22.5 from the factory (kind of dull for me). It just ended up not being what I was looking for. You can't turn a DB into an EDC slicer. That just isn't what they're for.
 
They are heavy due to stock thickness, but not too heavy for me as I usually carry a big folder. These are definately "sharpened prybars" and both came with what I call a working edge - they will cut things but not very well.

I plan on having one with me to support my folder - nights and weekends.

I've seen pics of others who have reprofiled the edges and the tip - but I won't do that as the thing is so thick I can't see it becoming a phenomenal cutter.

I thought the guy from Monkeys Edge was nuts for subjecting the one in the video to the abuse - but when you hold these in your hands they instill a lot of confidence (and you want to break things with it).

I had the DB in my shop last night, and stabbed it, twisted it and drilled holes with it into a variety of different types of wood scrap I had laying around (pine, oak, poplar, cedar) and there was NO evidence that the knife had done any work - if I had done that with most of my knives I would have probably done some damage or maybe even broken a tip. These two from Strider are beasts.
 
I just got a DB-L today! Black Oxide...unfortunately the monkey edge cpm 3v has been sold out for quite some time now...so I had to settle for s30v.
 
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