What's better? Buck vs Benchmade vs spyderco vs kershaw/ZT in edge retention

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I guess this is some what a "vs" or maybe more of a question... Idk here we go.

Who has the best edge retention/ heat treat.


Buck 154CM vs Benchmade 154CM vs spyderco 154CM vs kershaw/ZT 154CM

Buck S30V vs Benchmade S30V vs spyderco S30V vs kershaw/ZT S30V

I know buck does the best 420hc with the bos heat treat and edge 2x so it would makes sense to say that buck has the best 154CM and S30V right?

but I'm wounding who truly has the best But I don't have the money to go out and buy all those knives and find out lol so I fingered I ask you guy and see if you all know.

Thanks.

ZTD
 
There are other factors involved such as the actual blade geometry and the heat treat. I would suspect that Spyderco would do the best but it could be that all of these companies are close.
 
All good, just different.

I'd bet if you found knives with comparable grinds and steels you'd be hard pressed to tell much of a difference in use.

On average spyderco is known for pushing the boundaries towards high hardness and wear resistance.
 
Do the others do a cryogenic cycle during their heat treat process? Buck, pioneered this in their heat treating process with Mr. Paul Bos at the helm. As this treatment greatly influences edge retention. DM
 
ZeroTurnDude said:
I guess this is some what a "vs" or maybe more of a question... Idk here we go.

Who has the best edge retention/ heat treat.


Buck 154CM vs Benchmade 154CM vs spyderco 154CM vs kershaw/ZT 154CM

Buck S30V vs Benchmade S30V vs spyderco S30V vs kershaw/ZT S30V

I know buck does the best 420hc with the bos heat treat and edge 2x so it would makes sense to say that buck has the best 154CM and S30V right?

but I'm wounding who truly has the best But I don't have the money to go out and buy all those knives and find out lol so I fingered I ask you guy and see if you all know.

Thanks.

ZTD
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The answer is it depends.....

As in there are no definite answers because of the large amount of variables to take into consideration....
 
For me personally it varies. I am hard pressed to tell the difference in Buck and Spyderco S30V. Benchmade tends run a little lower on the hardness than the others but there HTs are still very good for 154cm and S30V. I no longer purchase KAI products so I wont comment on them.
 
PatrickKnight said:
For me personally it varies. I am hard pressed to tell the difference in Buck and Spyderco S30V. Benchmade tends run a little lower on the hardness than the others but there HTs are still very good for 154cm and S30V. I no longer purchase KAI products so I wont comment on them.
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May I ask why you don't buy KAI products?
 
I know barely anything about steels, but I've heard Spyderco's CPM-S30V uses the Crucible Particle Metallurgy (hence "CPM") process which results in a finer grain structure in the steel. I would believe this would result in a better S30V than other company's (?), I could be wrong though.
 
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jmflem said:
I know barely anything about steels, but I've heard Spyderco's CPM-S30V uses the Crucible Part Metallurgy (hence "CPM") process which results in a finer grain structure in the steel. I would believe this would result in a better S30V than other company's (?), I could be wrong though.
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All S30V is CPM S30V, people writing S30V is just a short cut.
 
bdmicarta said:
There are other factors involved such as the actual blade geometry and the heat treat. I would suspect that Spyderco would do the best but it could be that all of these companies are close.
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This.

Though steel does play a part geometry and heat treat make up 90% of the overall performance IMO
 
Spyderco's S30V is really hard to beat. Their 154CM is solid, but they might lose out to someone else, it seems their forte is S30V and VG-10.
 
I have found no complaints with a Paul Bos heat treatment as done by Buck.
I have found no complaints with a Spyderco heat treatment.
I have found no complaints with a Benchmade heat treatment.

In short, buy the knife you want. All the top tier manufacturers do a fine job.
 
I would have to say Spyderco. I never.owned a benchmade but my friends.who.do ; mentioned that the heat treating on the blades.were.inconsistent. I can't speak for Buck as l only own 1 model in 420HC. My experience with Kershaw is limited to the D2 sleek.model and.it is. Magnificent in terms.of edge holding. I.hope this helps.
 
Lots of strong opinions with minimal experience here. I can say that you won't go wrong with any of those knives by those companies.
 
There are so many variables in knive use and what performance we expect of them that a pat "what is best" question becomes more of a bragging/advertising thing than a real issue. What's the best? Whatever works the best for you. Sooner or later sharpening will become necessary.
 
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