What's your interest in the VG XEOS mule?

[p_atrick]

I’m interested in this steel for kitchen work. I’ve seen a nakiri in XEOS at 62 HRC. So if XEOS is harder and more stain resistant than VG10, what’s not to like?

[horzuff]

I think VG10 is often hardened to ~63RC in Japanese kitchen knives, so not necessarily harder, though we don't know what's fully possible without more data from takefu

[p_atrick]

I think VG10 is often hardened to ~63RC in Japanese kitchen knives, so not necessarily harder, though we don't know what's fully possible without more data from takefu

I was thinking more along the lines of how Spyderco treats their VG10. In a recent thread, someone was wondering about VG10 hardness. Sal said he would run some tests. Here is what he had to say:

3 tests; Average = 59.7

This is typical. Old and new VG-10 the same.

sal

I hope Spyderco runs it a bit harder than their VG10. It sounds like XEOS can take it. But, like you said, there are several unknowns. Kinda hard to push the steel when you don't have all the information. Even if this mule is at 60 HRC, I'm still interested.