Steel matters?

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plenty of slipjoints use 1095. Moore Maker sells one-hand, clipped folders with 1095 blades
 
Cotdt, you really need to start looking at the dates before posting and where in the he!! are you finding these threads? :) 2005 :eek: a bit has changed since then.
 
I kinda prefer it to starting a new thread

Is a Sebenza worth the price?

Spyderco vs BM

What are you carrying today?

Best knife?

Best steel?

What's a good hard use knife?

Are liner locks weak?

What's a good SD knife?

And the sad part is, nothing much has changed since 2005, yet we keep starting new threads about the same old thing.
 
I like stainless/semi stainless in folders as I do a lot of food prep with my knives and dont like rust.

As far as steels are concerned, i notice a little difference here and there buy overall it isnt huge but i would pay a little more for it
 
hardheart said:
I kinda prefer it to starting a new thread

Is a Sebenza worth the price?

Spyderco vs BM

What are you carrying today?

Best knife?

Best steel?

What's a good hard use knife?

Are liner locks weak?

What's a good SD knife?

And the sad part is, nothing much has changed since 2005, yet we keep starting new threads about the same old thing.
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Yeah, didn't really think of it like that.


Steel matters? To me it does, I like my S90V and M4 and CPM-D2 because it stays sharp longer no matter what you are cutting and because I use diamond hones its no harder to sharpen than buck 420.
 
My only question is, "Why does cotdt keep resurrecting old threads?"

This one came from 2005.
 
db said:
I've been kind of a steel snob in the past, and even now I prefer tool steels over stainless. However, I've come to the point that the steel type really doesn't matter to me anymore. When my knife gets dull I sharpen it. How well my knife cuts and blade/edge grind is more important to me than steel type. I tend to reprofile the edges on all my knives and I seem to touchup the edge way before its dull. I'd probably be able to get away with useing the worst heat treated crap steel and still have a sharp knife. :) So whats my point? I'm not really sure. I think we may just get wrapped up in the steel type way too much.
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I'm kinda this way, too, now. I wanted ZDP steel because it supposedly stays sharp longer than VG-10. But to me, if a knife can't grab my nail at the slightest touch, then it's not sharp. And I don't think any steel can do that after tearing down even one box, so it's all the same to me.
 
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