Jim,
Thank you for doing all this testing and posting. I feel I have learned a lot from it.
Bill
As have I. +1 :thumbup:
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Jim,
Thank you for doing all this testing and posting. I feel I have learned a lot from it.
Bill
I was afraid you'd ask that.... It's not too far off. 10V rules the roost in my house, but the M2 was in 2nd place, and at the time I was testing, I didn't have anything to really challenge the Wilson - no S90V, M390, etc. Most of my testing was push cutting through manilla rope, so we might see different results here. My testing showed that it was Phil's knife, then the M2, then, a loooooooong way down, everything else.
I'm interested to see what Mr. Ankerson has to say. I want him to disregard anything I might say or think, and just tell it like he sees it.
Cool! Use a glove so you don't get blisters!The M2 knife can today. :thumbup:
Thank you for your work.Added Vanax 35 @ 59.5 HRC
Thank you for your work.
Details, impressions, information, etc.
You need to get some SR 101 and SR 77 up there :thumbup:
I'd be more than happy to send you my RMD but you'd probably want something smaller and not as thick.
From Spyderco's website, specifically from the page on their S35VN Mule.
"High Chromium ferritic steels containing Niobium exhibit increased temperature stability and refined grain structure which is important when working hard steels used in items like jet and rocket engines, welding and knife blades. It increases a blades strength and ability to take and retain sharpness."
I could be wrong, but this indicates to me a smaller carbide matrix.
Interesting result, makes me even MORE anxious to get ahold of Vanax 75.Chuck,
What a great steel, sharpens up pretty easy, VERY agressive cutter on rope and I saw no chipping, rolling or flat spots.
Jim
Interesting result, makes me even MORE anxious to get ahold of Vanax 75.
And when you say "aggressive", do you mean aggressive like CTS-XHP and D2? I'm not a particularly big fan of the toothy "saw-like" feel of XHP and D2, though I like Elmax, S30V, S90V, CPM-M4(this especially), and M390.
...Oh yes, I'm definitely going to end up on the floor twitching when my Tilt comes inIt felt like S90V with a polished edge to me, very agressive.
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