Rockstead hizen: zdp vs yxr7 steel

Ernie1980

Ernie1980

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Greeting forum!

I am looking at this knife, and having a hard time deciding between these two steels. Please help me out with my choice, but give me reasons and actual experience please:) I want to get this one right the first time with no regrets!

Thanks for the advice
 
I have owned a Shin in YXR7. Amazing in every single way. With that being said, when I get my next Higo, I am going ZDP. I don't want to have any corrosion concerns as I live in 100% humidity 24/7/365.

You can't make a bad choice either way and availability might make the decision for you since they are hard to come by these days.
 
as I live in 100% humidity 24/7/365
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Aquaman, is that you?

It is difficult for most of us to have experience with ZDP and YXR7 the way Rockstead does it both heat treat, final hardness and geometry/polish. I'd imagine they are both pretty wear resistant, and at that high a hardness for ZDP both will be fairly rusty without a coating. Moderately so with the high speed steel slightly more so, and also tougher. There used to be a chart that said that anyway.

Joe
 
Thanks for the help, I also just thought of something as I was cleaning the polished blade on the carry folder for the day.....is the mirror polished blade a pain to keep clean?
 
bravodelta said:
I have owned a Shin in YXR7. Amazing in every single way. With that being said, when I get my next Higo, I am going ZDP. I don't want to have any corrosion concerns as I live in 100% humidity 24/7/365.
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(I can relate to the humidity... I spent my high school years in Puerto Rico)...
Have you considered H1?
G. Sakai has a reasonable selection and then of course there are the various Spydie fixed and folders.
 
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