What happened to 13c26?

[Jeff O]

I've got a Vantage in Sandvik 13c26 and I really like it. I finish it out with a 3000 grit synthetic ruby stone followed by a light stropping and it gets ridiculously sharp. I mean, shaving sharp with no detectable resistance. It holds it fairly well, too.

I'd buy a couple 110s in 13c26 if offered in the custom shop.

Are we too hung up on CPM steel to ever see it again?

 

[jbmonkey]

it's was started as a razor blade steel and is bascially the same as aebl....

good read on it.

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an improved in some areas version is 14c28n, which has become popular in chinese brand made knives lately and of course kershaw used it first and still does a bit......


I'd like to see more use of 13c26 or aebl or even 14c28n by Buck......

but i dont think the bulk of Bucks core buyers and users really understand the steel or pay any attention to it, and so it hasn't been very popular with Buck fans......

 

[RoyalHolic]

Also 13c Rusts fairly easily.

I like all the sandvik steels they seem very easy to sharpen and have good edge retention but I think they are moving to the wayside for higher end steels that are now becoming budget like s35vn or 154cm.

 

[jbmonkey]

Also 13c Rusts fairly easily.

I like all the sandvik steels they seem very easy to sharpen and have good edge retention but I think they are moving to the wayside for higher end steels that are now becoming budget like s35vn or 154cm.

it is a stainless steel, but yeah like aus8... rust spots pretty easily....

14c28n improves on its corrosion resistance.