Unpopular opinion about "Super steels"

I'm already looking forward to ten years from now when people will be waxing nostalgic about Magnacut and bemoaning whatever the current hotness is.

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Hammer67 said:
I'm already looking forward to ten years from now when people will be waxing nostalgic about Magnacut and bemoaning whatever the current hotness is.

iu
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We’ve had some significant advancements in steel tech/quality in the past 20 years, but I do wonder about the next 20 years or so. Will there still be leaps in terms of wear resistance and toughness?
 
Steel choice really does boil down to what the knife is and it's intended purpose as already stated. I would agree that in our modern society we get hung up on having the "best" of anything, when often we dont really need it for our intended purposes. But, like has been stated many times before, everyone can spend their money on what they want, as long as it makes them happy.
 
Well … I like the different steels and I am thankful I got to try so many out.
I’de rather save a 100$ and have lc200n or something similar, or a “carbon” steel.
I really haven’t pushed a knife so hard that it really makes to much difference.

I really prefer something in the middle range.
Holds an edge okay and I can sharpen it fairly easily. I would rather sharpen or strop for maintenance, than work out a chip.
 
Being unpopular does not mean the opinion is wrong. Frank got it right. First thing I am looking for is edge holding, as long as I can properly sharpen it before it drives me crazy. That said, I find myself backing off pushing a S90v or M390 blade because of its cost if I break it, and because I don't think it can stand the stress that a Cruwear blade can. Backing off is not the purpose of a proper blade. So the question becomes if I back off a high alloy steel, do I really need that steel?

My son rides a fire-breathing sport bike, I ride a breathed-on Harley. We talked all the time about if we go around the same corner at, say 45 MPH, but I am going 75% of the capability of my scoot, and he is going 40%, then why bother with one that you don't push. Same as why buy a 200 MPH Corvette if you only drive it the speed limit?

That is, if I am in the yard or the woods and can't easily sharpen it -properly- when it gets dull, then the steel ain't too super, no matter what it is. In that case, I want Cruwear. But if I'm at home near the sharpener and a stable surface, then something like S90v or K294 is pretty super. At least as long as I'm not trying to cut heavyweight boxes full of staples.

In summary, a "super" steel is the best steel for the task at hand. As has been said here many times before.
 
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