Poll: Best steel for EDC

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There are so many good ones...particularly if you aren't hard on a blade. Just check Ankerson's list and go by that.
 
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That being said, Spyderco's VG-10 and ZDP-189 are both excellent all-around EDC choices, IMHO.
 
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I'm going with AUS8 for its general all-around qualities. It's easy to maintain and get very very sharp (very important to me as while I'm not great at sharpening, I can do it and I'd rather do it myself instead of send it in and be without my knife for over a month), can be polished beautifully, won't hold the edge forever but long enough, is tough and durable, and in my experience relatively rust resistant. VG-10 is a close second, and I'm getting to be a huge fan of S30V, as well, though in my experience it's not super rust resistant.
 
Easy to sharpen has started really edging out wear resistant steels for me. Noticing a dull spot and getting back to shaving sharp on a piece of sand paper from the toolbox at work is great.

I can sharpen wear resistant, but I'd be hesitant to try it on the clock with my CPM M4 with some random sand paper. So, for what I carry it's been a mix of 1095 and lower hardness stainless steels lately.
 
After using most steels available today, I prefer something that will sharpen up relatively easily and keeps the edge as well. For me it has become Lam CoS steel that Fallkniven is using. I've used it in a folder & large and small fixed blades. GP-folder, KOLT-small fixed, VOLCANO-large fixed. Great stuff & takes a wicked edge, then strops up to a laser like cutting edge.
Fallkniven New pro series all use it and they added a.tan handled, black blade old style F1 too!
 
I can sharpen anything. I wont be long winded, m390. Custom and most production heat treats turn this into the steel for me. M4, cpm 154, S35V,elmax, D2... All would serve me well. We are very lucky, what a great time for knife owners! Russ
 
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