demoncase, based on your uses and preferences, what type of blade shape and knife in VG10 would you really like to see Spyderco produce in the future, if they were to make it?
I already own them: The Delica and the Native.....Oh, and my beloved Harpy of course
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Interesting, after all the tool steel love, DLC, and forced patina threads in this forum, that only 3 people so far have picked a non-stainless steel. Not sure why "General use" implies stainless (unless you work on or in the sea, of course). Even in my kitchen, CPM 10v does just fine, regularly.
Interesting, after all the tool steel love, DLC, and forced patina threads in this forum, that only 3 people so far have picked a non-stainless steel. Not sure why "General use" implies stainless (unless you work on or in the sea, of course). Even in my kitchen, CPM 10v does just fine, regularly.
Roland.
I’m one of the non stainless guys I guess, cause I choose Cruwear. It’s pretty close to stainless though. I think the “general use” implies stainless because general has to include things like use near saltwater, potential exposure to at least mild corrosives, use without ability to clean right away, I could go on but you see what I’m getting at. The question was our opinion on the most general use steel, not our favourite general use steel for OUR OWN use.
If you're wielding the sharpest tool in the shed, who's going to say that you aren't...?
Interesting, after all the tool steel love, DLC, and forced patina threads in this forum, that only 3 people so far have picked a non-stainless steel. Not sure why "General use" implies stainless (unless you work on or in the sea, of course). Even in my kitchen, CPM 10v does just fine, regularly.
Roland.
I love low chromium tool steels (particularly WITH DLC for edc), but I answered the question with the average user in mind instead of myself. XHP is a surprisingly well performing finely grained stainless, and most people seem to like stainless so they don't have to constantly care for it. I'll bet some others answered this way as well.
I answered the question with the average user in mind instead of myself
Got it. I selfishly answered in the spirit of most general OWN use and picked CPM CW as well :)
Yup, Cruwear for the win!
The thing is, general is just too open for interpretation, some might consider cost as a factor while others not. Are we going to try and figure out percentages of knife users near saltwater or in arid places then do a bunch of math to figure out average humidity and exposure to different corrosives? Then type of use requiring hardness, wear resistance etc. I’m not. This is why there are so many steel choices. For me,CPM Cruwear has the perfect balance so I’m sticking with it even if the saltwater guys might shy away from it.
If you're wielding the sharpest tool in the shed, who's going to say that you aren't...?
Interesting, after all the tool steel love, DLC, and forced patina threads in this forum, that only 3 people so far have picked a non-stainless steel. Not sure why "General use" implies stainless (unless you work on or in the sea, of course). Even in my kitchen, CPM 10v does just fine, regularly.
Roland.
It would take me maybe 3 or 4 hours of summer carry to coat a tool steel blade in rust. I love K390 during the winter, but I don't see my Police 4 getting much love during the hottest part of the year.
VG10, in my experience, is one of the most corrosion resistant steels Spyderco offers outside of the Salt line. The rest of its attributes are pretty well balanced IMO.
