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I recall the recent thread in which the OP seemed a bit agitated that VG-10 has as high of a regard as it does. I even stood up for it a bit, however, after today, my regard for it has gone down a notch or two.
At the start of the day, my Centofante 3 was sharp. All I did was:
1) Pruned some bushes. Whittled through probably 20 branches less than 1/2" thick. This was mostly with the base of the blade.
2) Cut the ends off of some cord cobs against an cross-grain bamboo cutting board. Not through the cobs, just the husk and silk.
At the end of the day now, I was looking at the edge straight-on, and noticed I can see about the 3/4" of it near the tip. I checked it by running my thumbprint across it; sure enough, it's dull.
Now I know VG-10 isn't a premium steel, and that bamboo is hard, but I remember it and lesser steels like AUS-8 being better. This is about the performance I'd expect from 4116 or Swiss army knife with their 1.4110 Martensitic at Rc56. I thought I read that Spyderco's VG-10 was closer to Rc 60, or at any rate, a ton harder than bamboo.
I'm going to tune it up on the ol' Sharpmaker, but if it continues to let me down, that'll be about the last VG-10 knife I buy. (and I also know now why that guy was bemoaning VG-10)
At the start of the day, my Centofante 3 was sharp. All I did was:
1) Pruned some bushes. Whittled through probably 20 branches less than 1/2" thick. This was mostly with the base of the blade.
2) Cut the ends off of some cord cobs against an cross-grain bamboo cutting board. Not through the cobs, just the husk and silk.
At the end of the day now, I was looking at the edge straight-on, and noticed I can see about the 3/4" of it near the tip. I checked it by running my thumbprint across it; sure enough, it's dull.
Now I know VG-10 isn't a premium steel, and that bamboo is hard, but I remember it and lesser steels like AUS-8 being better. This is about the performance I'd expect from 4116 or Swiss army knife with their 1.4110 Martensitic at Rc56. I thought I read that Spyderco's VG-10 was closer to Rc 60, or at any rate, a ton harder than bamboo.
I'm going to tune it up on the ol' Sharpmaker, but if it continues to let me down, that'll be about the last VG-10 knife I buy. (and I also know now why that guy was bemoaning VG-10)