optimum edge holding?

not currently but i'm going to be getting an edge pro soonish though.

we'll see if i can get any bites in my trade thread in the exchange, though the reviews that came up say the sebenza and acies are like apples and oranges which puzzles me as to how exactly.

i'm looking forward to this coffee can experiment! haha
 
good nuff for me! :thumbup:

there's a thread in the exchange. we'll see if anyone bites, otherwise i'll be saving my pennies for a while
 
And as for chipping I say fooeee. I was cutting threw black drip hose yesterday I popped thre hose and it smashed very hardly into an old hard plastic 1inch pvc valve right on a corner to. It took me about thirty seconds to gather the corouge to look at the edge of the cf stretch thinking it would for sure have a chip but to my delight nothing edge waa perfect .
 
I have experienced no problems with my Acies - I took it in my shop when I first got it and cut leather strap, plastic exterior house trim, dowels made out of oak and poplar, pine construction grade lumber, and poplar that I use to make furniture with. I also did some very light chopping with it (the pine construction grade lumber).

I then lent it to a friend to carry for a week, and he used it for all kinds of cutting tasks around his house before returning it to me.

The blade and edge is stock, and other than a little touch up it shows no sign of chipping at all and is very sharp.

In no way was my testing scientific nor did I keep track of how many cuts or chops I made, but I think I did put it thru a good workout.

I like the knife, the blade shape and the zdp-189.
 
SpartanSaint said:
of the super ultra premium steels I like rex more anyways and I know he's worked with it, the trick would be bribing him out of his standard designs ha
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I’m happy to talk about your design, as long as you know the REX 121 is only available in thick sections, The thinnest they could slice me was around ½” thick from a very large plate, I do have a 1 1/8” wide x 20” piece of CPM-15v that I can use to make you a small knife, take a look at the pic I’ve posted which shows my knife in 15v, it is 7” overall, green G10 with titanium pins.
Take care
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farid. said:
I’m happy to talk about your design, as long as you know the REX 121 is only available in thick sections, The thinnest they could slice me was around ½” thick from a very large plate, I do have a 1 1/8” wide x 20” piece of CPM-15v that I can use to make you a small knife, take a look at the pic I’ve posted which shows my knife in 15v, it is 7” overall, green G10 with titanium pins.
Take care
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That's a nice one. :)
 
I thought that the Spyderco GB was run closer to 65 Rc. Not so? I saw 62 a couple of times here.
Additionally Why wont makers use higher end steels, and take them nearer to max hardness. I understand that they are harder and more expensive to work, but there seems to be a market. One more thing; I dont see 62 as really very hard for this kind of folder, really more average. 65+ Rc is hard.
 
Nebulae said:
I thought that the Spyderco GB was run closer to 65 Rc. Not so? I saw 62 a couple of times here.
Additionally Why wont makers use higher end steels, and take them nearer to max hardness. I understand that they are harder and more expensive to work, but there seems to be a market. One more thing; I dont see 62 as really very hard for this kind of folder, really more average. 65+ Rc is hard.
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There is a balance that had to be met in production knives.

The Custom Makers have a lot more options and they know who there knives are going to and what they will be used for.
 
Nebulae said:
I thought that the Spyderco GB was run closer to 65 Rc. Not so? I saw 62 a couple of times here.
Additionally Why wont makers use higher end steels, and take them nearer to max hardness. I understand that they are harder and more expensive to work, but there seems to be a market. One more thing; I dont see 62 as really very hard for this kind of folder, really more average. 65+ Rc is hard.
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Ankerson said:
There is a balance that had to be met in production knives.

The Custom Makers have a lot more options and they know who there knives are going to and what they will be used for.
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ankerson is completely right. in most production knives, compromises have to be made to suit the general public.
 
yes Granted, but I thought the O.P. was leaning towards a custom, or semi-custom. That's the only way you will get what your looking for
 
A quick question for those with extensive experience using ZDP-189: do you have to use diamonds for sharpening? Can the Sharpmaker ceramic rods handle the job? Thanks.
 
Nebulae said:
I thought that the Spyderco GB was run closer to 65 Rc. Not so? I saw 62 a couple of times here.
Additionally Why wont makers use higher end steels, and take them nearer to max hardness. I understand that they are harder and more expensive to work, but there seems to be a market. One more thing; I dont see 62 as really very hard for this kind of folder, really more average. 65+ Rc is hard.
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bchan77 said:
A quick question for those with extensive experience using ZDP-189: do you have to use diamonds for sharpening? Can the Sharpmaker ceramic rods handle the job? Thanks.
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i use water stones to sharpen mine, no problems at all.
 
there are many different high performance steels that haven't been mentioned here. with time and money you can have anything you want made for you.
 
i was just wondering why it wasn't brought up, i saw some mick strider customs that were kinda cool. astronomically expensive but neat
 
there are literally hundreds of high performance knife steels available, you can't expect everyone of them to be covered on here. as far as maximum wear resistance, i don't think you're likely to find any steels that beat REX 121 or CPM 15V. if you want a blade that can hold an edge longer than any steel i have an idea. get a knife you love and send the blade to a company that specializes in tungsten carbide (WC). ask them to either inlay WC as the cutting edge or make an entirely new blade out of WC for you. just be prepared to spend money.
 
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