Tool steel spyder

Sorry, Lycosa, I'll go as far as D2, but for the most part, I like my knives in stainless.
 
Guess I'm the antithesis of a "steel junkie". In all honesty, I buy Spyderco knives in spite of, not because of, the steel they use. My personal choice would be some variety of stainless damascus with a nice pattern. Aside from the fact that some make a knife cost more than others, D2, AUS-6, GIN-1, ATS-34, 8CR13MOV, VG-10, S30V, ZDP-189, H-1, etc. are all the same to me - boring monochromatic grey metal. So my question for A2 would be "Does it look any better?"

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Very good, Deacon! A maker told me back in the 80's, even stainless steel will rust, so why not use a steel that cuts the best, longest, and just take care of it. Like tool steel. That made sense to me then and now.
 
Lycosa said:
Very good, Deacon! A maker told me back in the 80's, even stainless steel will rust, so why not use a steel that cuts the best, longest, and just take care of it.
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That is a lot like saying: "WELL, why carry more then 1 bullet for my gun? I mean, It'll still run out of ammo." :yawn: ;)
 
Very funny, Darthsoaker!! Don't quit yer day job. At least you have good taste in knives! Have a nice week-end.
 
Hi Lycosa, truth is i'd only consider A2 over CPM D2 if it was gonna be a chopper.....for a slicer I'd prefer the semistainless D2 :)
 
Lycosa said:
Very good, Deacon! A maker told me back in the 80's, even stainless steel will rust, so why not use a steel that cuts the best, longest, and just take care of it. Like tool steel. That made sense to me then and now.
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Because nasty reddish brown spots and craters in the surface don't make otherwise boringly monochromatic grey metal look any better and are at least less of a risk with stainless?

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A pocket knife is a far cry from a giant mongo chopper. For one thing it sits in your pocket all day. For most people that means very close to their skin. The body of humans creates moisture, often know as sweat. The salty exudate is the perfect agent to facilitate rust. Rust on a knife edge sucks.

Time to let go of the cinder block chopping fantasies with folders and embrace stainless reality.
 
You could run the edge at typical Spyderco geometries with even smaller edge angles (8-10) and run the A2 above 62 HRc for small knife uses. Not a chopper by any stretch, and suited to a high polish edge.
 
With all the traditional pattern pocket knives made with non-stainless, including A2 in Canal Street Cutlery, I don't see why not. About 80% of the surface of my reground M2 Ritter is bare steel, and I haven't had rusting issues. I leave orange fingerprints on a blued slide if I don't clean it immediately, and do live in an immensely humid area. A little Tuf-glide takes care of the steel.
 
I think tool non stainless steels work better then stainless steel only in blades 6'' and over.Well exept for laminated stainless blades like fallkniven then it's has both advandages in care and strength.For folders I would only buy stainless.:thumbup::D:rolleyes: zdp would hold up just as good as a2 in slicing ect.
 
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