How many different blade steels do you own?

[Abyss_Fish]

16-ish knives in 9-ish steels

20CV——————————3
LC200N ————————2
3V———————————-2
SG2——————————-2
CTS-XHP———————-1
K390 —————————-1
VG-MAX————————1
SK-4——————————1
440 derivative ———-3

SG2 is still probably my favorite. Followed closely by LC200N and 3V.

[ZrowsN1s]

25 I can think of off hand in the current collection. I'm sure I forgot one, used to have some Cruwear too, but sold it.

VG-10
AEBL
H1
LC200N
XHP
BD1N
S30V
S35VN
154CM
CPM154
ZDP-189
Superblue
M390
204P
20CV
S110V
M4
HAP40
REX45
3V
4V
S90V
K390
Maxamet
DS93X Thor Damasteel

[standy99]

Like many here over 20. Not that fussed in keeping track.
5 just in mules

[Naperville]

~33 different knife steels.
85 to 90 knives, 13 of which are Spyderco.

[Bamalt1]

Spydies in Rex 45, m4, lc200n, 20cv, s35vn, s30v, cts-xhp. Microtech in whatever m390/204p they used for that run of Ultratech Bounty Hunters(not labeled anywhere)

[yablanowitz]

I have no idea. 40 to 50 at a guess. With all the old mystery steel I have it could be hundreds.

[samdasnake]

I have 40 Spydies in 16 different steels. With all my others thrown in that goes up to roughly 35 but hard to say bc on some of my older stuff I have no idea what it's made of (other than "metal")

[notfixingit]

Not enough :)

[Airlsee]

I had no idea, so it was an interesting endeavor.

1. Victorinox (5)
2. 420HC (6)
3. 8cr13mov (1) : Byrd
4. SG2 (2)
5. R2 (2)
6. AUS-6A (1)
7. AUS-8 (2)
8. AUS-10 (2)
9. 14C28N (1)
10. VG-10 (1) : Spydie
11. 154CM (2)
12. CPM-154 (1)
13. AEB-L (1)
14. 1095 (2)
15. 1095CV (4)
16. A2 (2)
17. 3V (5)
18. Cruwear (1)
19. M4 (10) : 9 Spydie
20. HAP40 (3) : All Spydie
21. Rex45 (5) : All Spydie
22. 4V (1) : Spydie
23. K390 (3) : All Spydie
24. PSF27 (2) : All Spydie
25. CTS-XHP (3) : All Spydie
26. S30V (4) : 3 Spydie
27. S35VN (6)
28. S90V (4) : 3 Spydie
29. S110V (1) : Spydie
30. Elmax (2)
31. M390 (1) : Spydie
32. 20CV (3) : 2 Spydie
33. LC200N (3) : All Spydie
34. Vanax Superclean (1)
35. Thor Damasteel (1) : Spydie

[Matus]

LC200N (Caribbean)
Rex 45 (Chief)
S30V (Brouwer)
440C (Canal Street Cutlery Bladeforums knife)
AR-RPM9 (CJRB Maileah)
52100 (custom Bloodroot Blades)
white #2 (several Japanese kitchen knives)
blue #2 (Toyama nakiri)
145SC (custom Bryan Raquin gyuto)
SLD12 (Yoshikane damascus-clad petty)
R2 (Ryusen Blasen paring knife)
1.2442 (about 10kg of it :p)
1.2562 (about 1kg of)

[Rp5]

6 from Spyderco - Maxamet, CTS-XHP, S30V, LC200N, SPY27, and PD1.
14 others - Trash, 8Cr13MoV, AUS-8, 420HC, D2, AR-RPM9, 9CR18MoV, VG-10, 1095, 154CM, M4, S35VN, 20CV, M390.

[ZrowsN1s]

Spydies in Rex 45, m4, lc200n, 20cv, s35vn, s30v, cts-xhp. Microtech in whatever m390/204p they used for that run of Ultratech Bounty Hunters(not labeled anywhere)

Message them on InstaG with the serial# and production date and they can tell you. I had to ask about my BH, 204p.

[knifemovieguy]

Sold couple blades today so now only 5 knives in 5 steels (k390, rex45, s90v, sr101, 154cm)

[S-3 ranch]

I stick with
G2
BD1
Bd1n
440c
D2
420hc
1095

And have many alphabet soup steels from different places of origin so have no idea what they really are

[Stainless]

Three.
M390
20CV
204p

[yowzer]

Hmm...

1. Whatever Victorinox uses
2. Whatever Case Tru-Sharp is.
3. Whatever Case CV is (A 1095 variation?)
4. 1095
5. 52100
6. D2 (And CPM-D2)
7. CPM-M4
8. CPM-Cruwear
9. CPM-Rex 45
10. Hap 40
11. Super Blue
12. V Toku 2
13. Gin-1
14. VG-10
15. AUS-6
16. AUS-8A
17. ATS-55
18. H1
19. ZDP-189
20. 154CM (But not, I'm pretty sure, any CPM-154)
21. CPM-S30V
22. CPM-20CV
23. M390
24. Elmax
25. N690
26. CTS-204P
27. CTS-XHP
28. Maxamet
29. CTS-BD1
30. 440C
31. 420HC
32. A2
33. 8Cr13MoV
34. AEB-L
35. 12C27
36. CPM-3V
37. K390
38. PSF27

I'm probably forgetting a few.

[Doc Dan]

1] 1095
2] 1095CV
3] 50100-b
4] Super Blue
5] S30V
6] S35VN
7] S90V
8] S110V
9] Vg-10
10] N690co
11] AEB-L
12] 440C
13] 425M
14] CTS-204p
15] K390
16] ZDP189
17] D2
18] 8cr13mov
19] 3cr13
20] 420HC
21] CPM154
22] 154CM
23] BD1N
24] BD1
25] Mbs26
26] 13c26
27] 14C28N
28] Aus8
29] CTS-XHP
30] H1
31] 12c27
32] 420J
33] 4110
34] N680
35] Damascus
36] ATS-34
37] SPY27
38] CTS-XHP


This is all I can think of off the top of my head. There may be one or two more that I can't think of at the moment. I have had other steels that I no longer own. I think I need help.

[archangel]

You need help, Doc. To decide on a knife in S45VN.

No LC200N, no Maxamet, no M390 or 3V or 4V in your collection either. Ts ts ts......

No H-1 :eek: :eek: :eek:

It's ok, I'll let myself out now.....

[JMM]

4V
M4
XHP
Maxamet
CruWear
Rex45
Z-Wear
S90V
S30V
S110V
Gin-1
154CM
BD1N
BD1
52100
20CV
K390
VG10
Hap40
ZDP-189
SuperGold2
H1
V-Toku2
SuperBlue
D.P.S.15/VG10
CTS-204P
CPM-154
LC200N
M390
Spy27
S45VN
10V
S35VN
440V
8Cr13MoV
AEB-L
N690Co
Elmax
12c27
ATS-55

[jpm2]

Most all the non stainless variety, including a few I haven't seen produced.
Only a handfull of stainless, although I've tried most of them.