Stretch with V-toku2 steel? Buy / pass

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Found a spyderco stretch in a steel I know nothing about, V-Toku2
Can’t find much about it’s toughness or edge maintenance
It’s same price as a vg10 , will it hold up to ranch life ? $130
 
Japanese high carbon steel. Think of it like, say, 52100. Meaning tougher, easier to sharpen, and harder than VG-10. But it rusts.

Then again, I am guessing that the Stretch you saw is laminated, so corrosion should be easy to control.
 
I would wait for the stretch k390. Thats looking like a great knife. Any idea when this will be released?
 
Brett Sisco said:
I would wait for the stretch k390. Thats looking like a great knife. Any idea when this will be released?
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I wouldn't. K390 (for me, in the P4) is the only steel that rusts in our household; just by looking at it. Forget a ranch environment. IMHO, K390 is overrated, many steels perform just as well in my use, and are less corrosion sensitive (Rex45, M4, or even Maxamet). Plus, the liners in my several P4s rust too, and Spyderco never explained to us why that happens.

Note that I have a zdp189 Stretch 2, and I love it. Not completely rust-proof, but enough so, and it has a better frame than the other Stretch 2s (steel back-spacer), and Spyderco runs zdp very nicely.

Roland.
 
ferider said:
Japanese high carbon steel. Think of it like, say, 52100. Meaning tougher, easier to sharpen, and harder than VG-10. But it rusts.

Then again, I am guessing that the Stretch you saw is laminated, so corrosion should be easy to control.
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I love my Stretch!
Boomer52 made me some Foliage Green g10 scales, with a Hap40 blade, and MXG "not so deep, deep carry clip"..

My user Endura was V-toku2. It did Lots of cutting on construction jobs. It should take the, ranch life

With that said. I think the Stretch is highly underrated or missed, by the masses. It's a Great knife!
 
It’s a sprint run from a few years ago, I have one myself. It’s an excellent high carbon steel with tungsten carbides, will rust if left wet but shows a nice patina if cared for.

Being a low alloy high carbon steel it takes a great edge very finely and holds it a moderate amount of time, works well on food (most Vtoku knives are actually chefs knives).
 
I have a Vtoku on an Endura and Delica. It does develop a patina but not too difficult to take care of and also easy to sharpen.
 
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