Which steel would YOU choose?

Which one??

  • CPM 154

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  • B75P

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 19C27

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  • 12C26

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evanPGH

evanPGH

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I just got added to Jason Clark's books a few days ago for a custom. After piecing the specifics of the project together the only decision that remains is the blade steel. This will be an EDC used for anything and everything, wharncliff blade shape.

I always like to try new steels and I almost never buy two knives made from the same one. My options for this knife are CPM 154, 19C27, 12C26 and B75P.

I've never owned a knife in any of these oddly enough and i'm looking to get some opinions. I'm leaning toward CPM 154 because I've owned a lot of 154 CM and I love the stuff, not to mention just about everybody seems to love its CPM brother. I'm also interested in B75P as BG42 is "legendary" but there's not too much info out there on it. The only production knife I even know of that uses it is the ZT 0600...

I'm also curious to hear about the Sandvik offerings as well as I have zero experience with any of their steels.
 
I would go with the cpm 154 because I have experience with that steel and do not know much about the other steels.
 
Out of those listed I only have the cpm 154 and have been very impressed with it. It sharpens up very nicely and holds the edge for a long time
 
Thanks for the response so far guys! What I probably end up doing is going with whichever one wins the poll, and by the looks of it, it might be a blowout.
 
I own one of Jason's knives, a beauty in satin finished CPM154 and black/blue G10. He did a wonderful job on this knife. So you have my suggestion....
 
vector12 said:
Lots of 154 out there, shake it up,

B75P !!!
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See that's what I was thinking, something different!

SPXTrader said:
I own one of Jason's knives, a beauty in satin finished CPM154 and black/blue G10. He did a wonderful job on this knife. So you have my suggestion....
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I decided on a hand satin finish and hearing this just might seal it.

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Thanks so much for all of the votes and replies!
 
CTS-B75P would be a better choice since it was just a powdered version of BG42 and from what I gather here, Carpenter powder metal tech are much more advance/refine than Crucible.
 
Geez...this is getting out of hand. I'm a little surprised B75P isn't getting more love, but then again knives that use it are few and far bewteen...
 
The only knife I have in B75P is a Spyderco Mule, and while it works just fine for the odd jobs that I do with it CPM 154 is a very proven product.
I have a custom Santoku in CPM 154 and it is excellent, sharpens easily and holds up well even with a very thin grind.
 
shqxk said:
CTS-B75P would be a better choice since it was just a powdered version of BG42 and from what I gather here, Carpenter powder metal tech are much more advance/refine than Crucible.
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I'm pretty sure Crucible never produced BG42? That and it was never a PM steel..
 
B75P is just a reincarnation of BG42, using powder metallurgy. The specs are practically identical IIRC. And after messing with that stuff on my (former) 0600 I'm really impressed.
 
B75P for me.

I like BG42 better than 154cm, so I'm sure I would like the PM version of it(B75P) more than the PM version of 154cm(CPM 154).
 
TotalDbag said:
B75P is just a reincarnation of BG42, using powder metallurgy. The specs are practically identical IIRC. And after messing with that stuff on my (former) 0600 I'm really impressed.
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I would suspect that the votes are going to cpm 154 mainly because b75p hasn't been out very long, and hasn't had the exposure. I am really impressed with it, and would take it hands down over cpm 154.

IMO, try asking the question of those two steels ONLY to people who have actually used both, and see what you find out.
 
CPM 154 is one of my favorite steels, it holds a nice edge for a long time and is easy to keep razor sharp. I have a number of knives with this steel.
 
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