The 3-percenters

[hardheart]

These are my knives with steels that have 3% or more carbon. The only one that I can't get at the moment is MPL-1/Supracor/Fe70. That also happens to be the highest carbon content at 3.75% These particular ones are mostly unused, though I do have another S125V folder that I used while doing some roofing to cut up tar paper and shingles, and I had another Spyderco in ZDP-189 that I EDC'd for a couple years that cut a variety of stuff. Had a little trouble cutting copper wire with the nice low angle edge it had, so I tend to not lend my knives out so much anymore

The two fixed blades are made by Farid and are 15V and REX 121.
The AG Russell knife is stainless damascus with a Cowry-X core.
The Spyderco is a sprint carbon-fiber/ZDP-189 Walker.
The black knife is a Fantoni HB-02 in S125V.

Here's a link to Gator97's site with a graph of the 3%+ steels. It only displays four at a time, but the compositions are below the graph.
http://www.zknives.com/knives/steel...21,CPM 15V,Cowry-X&ni=410,409,385,386,382,271

 

[shqxk]

I just would like to know the price of them

 

[The Mastiff]

I still haven't had the money to do anything with my 15V sheet that's here looking at me, along with a few other things. I do want to try it out eventually at full hardness. That is rarefied air there Heardheart. No question.

Farid is afraid of no steel! That Rex 121 gave him and his equipment a great workout.

I was going to buy one of those mules but I needed to pay emergency vet bills instead. I guess it was a good choice as Finn the mastiff is still sitting on the floor next to me.

That Walker in ZDP is a mean little matter separator. Probably the one I would use the most.

Joe

 

[sodak]

Nice! I only have ZDP 189. I know it's not a knife, but does this count also? I don't yet have it analyzed, but I'll bet it's above 3%.

http://www.amazon.com/Lodge-L5SK3-P...5&sr=1-4&keywords=lodge+cast+iron+skillet+set

 

[RevDevil]

Only if you EDC that beast. Let's see it clipped to the pocket.

 

[sodak]

Only if you EDC that beast. Let's see it clipped to the pocket.

My pants would fall down! Trust me, you DON'T want to see that!!!!!

 

[TriviaMonster]

How improved is Cowry-X over ZDP? I know it just has a hair of V and 1% of Molybdenum on top on the standard ZDP formula. MPL-1, however, seems like a monster compared to even S125V. MPL-1 has 1/3rd the notch strength test numbers of S90V? Is this steel a chipping machine? Is it tougher than ZDP?