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by Tristandp
Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:42 pm
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spy 27 or ZDP189 or K390
Replies: 21
Views: 3251

Re: Spy 27 or ZDP189 or K390

forgot to mention that the patina you get on k390 is beautiful, if you force the patina dont use warm/hot vinegar, use room temp white vinegar. it gives more of a light grey with shades of purple blue and yellow. also to clear up zdp-189 is not stainless, almost all the chromium is tied up in the ...
by Tristandp
Mon Dec 14, 2020 7:57 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: Spy 27 or ZDP189 or K390
Replies: 21
Views: 3251

Re: Spy 27 or ZDP189 or K390

spy 27 wont hold an edge as long as spy27, in my experience k390 is the better steel because it is primarily vanadium carbides which are much harder, however, if you dont have diamond stones or cbn stones id strongly recommend zdp-189 because the carbides in that steel are almost exclusively ...
by Tristandp
Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:45 am
Forum: Spyderco General Discussion
Topic: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??
Replies: 55675
Views: 8240817

Re: What Spyderco is in your pocket today??

pm2 k390 with blue titanium flytanium scales, small flex..