Which steels would be best suited for a Dagger

[Shotgun]

I like L6 with a dark tan duracoat coating and coyote brown(carhartt) micarta.

 

[JJaggar]

Now we're talking, hot damn

 

[Bigfattyt]

This integral dagger by Nathan "The Machinist" Carothers is just about perfection.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...r-by-Nathan-quot-The-Machinist-quot-Carothers

That was a sweet dagger.

 

[The Mastiff]

I wouldn't select a dagger for regular EDC. That being said toughness and not necessarily wear resistance is needed. One wouldn't want the blade breaking on a rib. L6 was great in those old gerbers. I used to have one and got rid of it because it wasn't practical for me even though it was built well and could shave hair with either edge. Laws and practicality ruled against it in my case. In stainless 440A or 420HC are great. Fairly tough, decently stainless and perfect for a blade that sits or carries more than cuts. S30V, while tough for a high carbide high wear stainless is probably better left for other knives.

Pretty much all of old timers at one time or another had the old Camillus/western double edges boot knife in 420HC. Despite having it for years I probably only cut with it once. That was enough to see my Camillus Barlow in 1095 was a better slicer.

 

[JJaggar]

I EDC a Spyderco Yojimbo 2, perfect for my chores in the logistics department cutting down boxes like the glorified straight razor it is! I have wanted a dagger since as long back as I can remember. No I won't be EDC'ing it, most likely will attach it to my Maxpedition bug out bag for when teenage zombies from Mars come down for a party on this island Earth (yeah I love the Misfits)

 

[fsatsil]

anything but steel:

bamboo

some unknown wood

koa wood

buffalo horn palm stick

a cup you can stab with (bet none of you thought of that)

Let's not forget sugar

 

[JJaggar]

Hells yeayers I make dem good candy cane dagger shanks doe ery Chrimmas time! What what

 

[Aias]

I like using files for daggers.

I'm with CM here--that is a sweet looking dagger, and a file is perfect. Marcinek's point should not be lost on anyone, however. The wooden ones are pretty interesting too.

 

[Aias]

This integral dagger by Nathan "The Machinist" Carothers is just about perfection.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...r-by-Nathan-quot-The-Machinist-quot-Carothers

Beauty! :thumbup: