STR
Well-Known Member
Seems like a lot of folks have a strong preference for one steel over another. My take on this is relatively simple. If it works it works no worries about what it is. Honestly I worry more about geometry since I've had so many so called great steels that didn't perform very great at all being that they were so obtuse they just prevented themselves from really cutting loose. No pun intended. On the other side of the coin I've had some so called weaker steels that basically outperformed the super steels all because they were just flat out done better.
So I guess I'm kind of unique in that I like 420HC steel as much by Buck in my 110 as I do so called super steels done by others and all because Buck utilizes it so well in how they apply it and how they grind it. Bos heat treat probably doesn't hurt.
I like and use 1095 a lot still for my own knives and like and use AUS6, 12C27 and ATS34 a lot too. I seem to drift toward these more these days than I do many of the super steels and have less problems messing with them. Being that I'm the type that keeps my edge fairly well tuned up all the time anyways its no big deal that these steels don't hang on to that edge quite as tenaciously as other steels. When I really need a edge keeper I tend to grab something in D2 steel and find it meets my needs quite well though.
What about you guys?
STR
So I guess I'm kind of unique in that I like 420HC steel as much by Buck in my 110 as I do so called super steels done by others and all because Buck utilizes it so well in how they apply it and how they grind it. Bos heat treat probably doesn't hurt.
I like and use 1095 a lot still for my own knives and like and use AUS6, 12C27 and ATS34 a lot too. I seem to drift toward these more these days than I do many of the super steels and have less problems messing with them. Being that I'm the type that keeps my edge fairly well tuned up all the time anyways its no big deal that these steels don't hang on to that edge quite as tenaciously as other steels. When I really need a edge keeper I tend to grab something in D2 steel and find it meets my needs quite well though.
What about you guys?
STR