VG-10 Steel

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kutch133

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Why don't more makers use it? The only knives I'm aware of are: Al Mar SERE 2000, Spyderco Native, William Henry Evolution (Global)Series, and Fallkniven line. IMO it takes a wicked edge like no other steel that I've owned and is corrosion resistant.
 
Kutch: Knives of Alaska also uses it. See the article in Blade mag, April 2001. It is cited for good edge holding and stain resistance.
Dick
 
Don't forget the Spyderco Calypso Junior lite weight. AG Russell is planning to make a version of his Deer Hunter using VG-10.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by kutch133:
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You can only get it in Japan and it's not cheap?
And I know a few more who use it, like Hattori and Moki (both Japanese, by the way) and I'm sure there are those I don't know of. But note that for a large maker it's a major process to switch to another steel type.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by knifenerd:
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It's definitely very good edge holding wise, it's also quite strong for a stainless steel. It's also more stain resistant than most of us need, but not quite up there with the most resistant steels (although probably better than the others with similar edge holding properties).<img src="http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/knives/.1x1knives.gif" alt="" width=0 height=0>

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My Moran ha it as well as the Calypso series?

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I find it very easy to sharpen also. The current knives I have with VG-10 are the William Henry Evolution and the Calypso, Jr. Lightweight. Both can be sharpened to an incredibly sharp edge.
 
All the knives listed in this thread are made in Japan. Griffon is right, it's a Japanese steel, and last I heard is not available in bulk in the US. He was also right in that Moki uses it a lot, and I suspect that many of the folders mentioned in this thread were made by them. Many Japanese custom makers are even using, at least the ones I see in "Knife" magazine. I agree that it is a great steel. It performs with the best of them, is fairly easy to sharpen, and seems to be more stain-less than ATS-34.

Paul
 
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