Like others here, I’d say K390, HAP40, Cruwear, and VG10 all offer a pleasing level of sharpness and edge retention, relative to the amount of effort put in. I’d probably put ZDP189 in there as well.
Usually I use frequent touch up sharpening with the Spyderco ceramics on a thin microbevel, to keep that high level sharpness. All these steels seem to only take a few passes to be restored to an acceptably sharp state.
I don’t really sharpen my knives back from a dull state very much. Maybe my experience with different steels would be different if I did.
What steel balances attributes best?
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Re: What steel balances attributes best?
Last edited by Cambertree on Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: What steel balances attributes best?
M4 if I don't need corrosion resistance
LC200N in all other scenarios.
LC200N in all other scenarios.
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