Would you buy a pocket knife with D2 steel?

I have a Dozier Canoe, a small neck knife, in D2 of course. It hangs in the kitchen, constant use, rarely needs a touch up, never rusts -- I rinse and dry each time I use it.
 
Some of my favorite knives are in D2, from heavy duty work knives to thin and light gentleman's knives. Great stuff, though it's not really stainless as others have pointed out, so some maintenance is required.
 
In my experience D2 is a well rounded performer for a non PM steel. It has good wear resistance and decent toughness, and I would put the corrosion resistance just under ZDP-189. It has pretty good corrosion resistance for a tool steel in general.

Yes, I would.
 
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Cypress said:
My Infidel is D2. Chisel grind was hard to keep sharp, and the blade LOVED to stain from unknown things.

Benchmade is confident enough to run it on the Adamas, so I have to trust that it's decent.
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And it is raaaaaaazor sharp. My Adamas can quite easily whittle hairs.
 
D2 is great. I use to not care for it until my William Henry E10 and my BM51. Harder to sharpen, but holds the edge that much longer.
 
Same with every other steel really, I would and I have.

It's not stainless, but it's close. Just like anything else I have to remember to oil a freshly sharpened edge, especially since I sharpen with waterstones and a little dish soap.
 
Yes, why not ? Good edge retention, ok toughness (definitely more than enough for a folder blade) not that hard to sharpen and you can keep it sharp forever with touchups
I prefer CPM-D2 though, D2 is good steel, but CPM-D2 is great
Too bad there aren't more knives made of that steel, I heard it is discontinued ?
 
I would buy a knife in D2 if I liked the knife itself, though for now I am going to avoid Queen's D2 as I may end up having to reprofile the blade after buying from what I hear about it. So I will either avoid Queen's D2 or wait till I get a better sharpening setup so it won't be as grueling of a task. Beyond that I don't have a problem with buying most knife steels, I just don't want to get a knife and feel the need to have to do a lot of work on it before I fully enjoy it.
 
D2 is an outstanding choice for a folder. :thumbup: :thumbup:


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The fined grained CPM-D2 is even better, being both tougher and easier to sharpen. :cool:




Big Mike
 
I carry my Benchmade 710 every day with no problems at all. I love D2.
 
cards94 said:
always good to have a few stainless in your arsenal for fishing, water recreation, and easy maintenance. :D
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some of us enjoy a nice, non stainless, carbon steel for fishing, water recreation, and easy maintenance. ;)

I have found stainless and non stainless to take almost exactly the same time for maintenance. sharpening knives takes way longer than keeping them rust free.
 
Ahh, another excuse to post pics of my lovely new knife. :D I sure would buy a knife in D2. In fact, I'd even commission one, which I did. Here's my Keith Johnson Sodbuster in CPM-D2. Very fine grain, takes a wicked edge, very wear resistant, and frankly seems to hold up better than the CPM-154 spring with regard to corrosion, which is surprising...

Here's the knife:
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And here's the edge I put on, about 24 degrees inclusive, freehand:
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With all this talk of rust I have to add that I live on the beach in Florida and have never had a rust problem with my dozen or so D2 blades...
 
I enjoy my D2 folders, highly recommended.

Got a few from Benchmade, they take and hold an awesome working edge as long as you have decent sharpening equipment on hand. Never had an issue with rust, either.
 
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