Surge Steel?

[STAGE 2]

I did a search but all I could find was "stainless". What steel does the surge use in its knife blade.

 

[Gerberblades]

I am not sure but I like mine a lot. Are you thinking about getting one or do you have one?

 

[STAGE 2]

I'm thinking about getting one. Right now I've narrowed it down to either the surge or the charge TTi. I really like the steel on the charge as well as the handles, but the surge looks beefier and has the interchangable saw blades.

Honestly I'll probably end up getting both, but since I don't have a multitool yet, I wanted to start off with something stout.

 

[MacTech]

I have both a Wave and Surge, the Surge sees EDC duties, yes it's heavier than the Wave/Carge series, but it has the following advantages;

beefier pliers, but still the thinnest needle-nose tip of any current multi (Vic SwissTool series, Gerber multis, I think Sog has similar fine needlenose tips though)

the Blade-Exchanger, I currently have the file fitted, great for quick knife touch-ups on the diamond side

outside-accesable scissors, and a nice, solid set of scissors at that, the Wave/Charge scissors are nice and all, but they're a little wimpy

decent sized One-Handed blades that actually sharpen up quite nicely, no they're not the latest Übersteel, but they do take a nice edge and resharpen easily, and it's nice to have two seperate blade styles on dedicated blades (I *HATE* Combo edges)

only *one* dedicated flathead driver, I *HATE* multis that have 42+ useless flathead screwdrivers ranging in size from "Crowbar" to "Microscopic", it's a cheap, cheating way to up the tool count on a multi without adding any *real* functionality

It has an Awl, great for poking holes in things, and scraping, I use it to scrape old thermal-transfer compound off the heatsink plates of the G4 iMacs that I repair

the Wave/Charge are also great tools, but for my purposes, the Surge has a more useful toolset, and as I carry it on a horizontal belt sheath, the weight difference is negligable

 

[Keith_H]

I think its 154cm, like my wave. I doubt its S30V like the titanium charge

 

[smitty44]

The wave,surge,and everything else besides the charge series has 420 stainless,the TTi has S30V,and all the other charges has 154cm.

 

[STAGE 2]

Thanks for the info guys. How well does 420 stainless hold and edge and how easy is it to sharpen?

 

[symphonyincminor]

Thanks for the info guys. How well does 420 stainless hold and edge and how easy is it to sharpen?

It's edge holding ability is adequate for daily use and rougher jobs. The steel has a tendency to fold over instead of chipping, like the higher hardness stainless steels they use (S30V & 154CM).

Best of all, it's super easy to put a shaving sharp utility edge on it.

 

[LukeC]

I agree that the steel LM uses does it job well. It doesn't hold a razor edge forever (although it takes one), but it cuts what needs cut. And what more needs to be said for knife?

Edit: I also like the Charge series, with two blade styles and two blade steels, you're set for almost any job!

 

[Smash05]

I liken the 420 on Leatherman to Buck. They know what they are doing, and they do it right. The result is a very functional blade.