Sodak, that's a beautiful 10V knife from Phil. Just what I want right there. I've heard it's noticeably more wear resistant than S90V. Will it take thinner edges due to the higher hardness? It should be a bit tougher too. Can you give your opinion?
10V actually doesn't have a higher carbide fraction that some other, less wear resistant steels. I know it has more of the evil, *"devil worshiping" vanadium type carbides though, so it more than makes up for it than some other steels. Thanks, Joe
Note: *= Thom B. has declared it so.
Yes, the edges and primary grind are quite thin. I've never put it on my edgepro, because so far, I haven't needed to. I keep the actual angle around 30 or so, but the primary grind is so thin, I can completely re-set the edge in 5 or 10 strokes on a dmt blue. Sharpening this takes 30 seconds unless I stop to check things. I've never dulled it dead dull, so maybe it would take 15 strokes, but man....
I had some micro chipping the first time I cut cardboard, but I wasn't being careful. The were very small, and sharpened out easily, and I haven't seen it since. I can't comment on the toughness, as I'm reluctant to put an expensive knife through something that might damage it. Plus, it's a one-off, I don't know if Phil will go this hard again for anyone, you'd have to ask him. It's a shame, I've got a Ferrari, and an autobahn, but I'm afraid to take it over 150.
Tell you what. Another forumite has asked me to compare the mules in S90V and M4. I'll do that, but I'll also throw in the 10V for fun and see what happens. When I'm done, if you want to try it, shoot me an email and I'll send it to you after gunmike1 gets a crack at it. I'm going to give gunmike1 first dibs on trying it, but you're welcome to after him. I'm seriously considering making this a passaround, it's really a shame that I can't get out hunting this year and take this one along.
Sorry for the hijack Mike, let me know, and I'll start a new thread on this.
