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Your favorite blade steel

I can't name a favorite. I don't think I ever tried a steel I didn't like. You do have to match your needs to the alloy, but for any need there are a number of alloys which will work just dandy.

That being said, I do find a certain partiality for Rosta-Frei, that Jamaican steel that can't be beat.


http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/168550-Rosta-Frei-Steel-is-1!

Ja Mon!

Many times I have been to the forums and always I see everyone say "this steel is better" or "that steel is the best" and every time it just make me laugh. Many people say Japanese steel is good and other people say American steel is better. It is time that the world once and for all should know the truth: The best steel in the world is from Jamaica and it is called Rosta-Frei Steel. ...
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