Off Topic VG10 worship needs to stop

[Jake Dawson]

Anytime someone wants to buy a budget knife people go against it and advise to "invest" in vg10

1. Lets keep in mind that most vg10's still cost twice as aus8 knives. And half around the 80$ mark. Laminate vg10 over 200$ mark

2. The best selling knives, with rep in mind. Don't use vg10.

3. Im not advocating for gas station knives but i often hear people say anything lower will have to be sharpened daily which is bull

 

[Bob Denman]

Be careful...

 

[RoyalHolic]

Who is saying to invest in VG10??? Maybe 10 years ago people were saying that........

 

[Blues]

I think the OP needs a faster internet connection.

 

[DocJD]

aus8 knives.

Two of my three EDC are still AUS8A Cold Steel . Works fine .

Buy , use and carry whatever you like ...ignore the rest .

 

[Insipid Moniker]

I think the only places I see touting VG-10 as being super high end are in some kitchen cutlery and shears for cutting hair.

That said, I like VG-10. Doesn't rust, easy to sharpen, stays sharp for long enough and if you steel or strop it, you can bring the edge back very quickly for a long time before it really needs a full sharpening. I wouldn't pay a premium for it, though.

 

[Hammer67]

Consider all the "VG10 Worshippers" put on notice.












.......wait, are there really VG10 worshippers?

 

[LostCause]

Nice bait.

 

[Danke42]

 

[knarfeng]

Several Decades ago VG10 was considered a state-of-the-art premium steel. Now, it is not. But it still has properties which make it perform quite nicely, thank you.
Sharpens easily
Holds and edge well enough for most applications. Holds it better than AUS8. It holds it a bit better than 440C. That's all I need in a daily carry knife.
Takes a very fine edge.
very corrosion resistant for a daily carry.

And, I've not heard anybody say to "invest in VG10". There are a lot of nice knives which happen to have VG10 blade steel. And I have heard people recommend those knives.

 

[Danke42]

Nothing sadder than when a Super Steel isn't so Super anymore.

It'll happen to Magnacut too.

 

[Kiteman72]

I just got home from VG10 church and it wasn't as well attended as the OP seems to think.

 

[Hammer67]

Nothing sadder than when a Super Steel isn't so Super anymore.

 

[Smaug]

VG-10 or AUS10A are both much better in edge retention than AUS8 or AUS8A.

Don’t take my word though; check the data: https://www.bladehq.com/blog/knife-steel-guide/

 

[shinyedges]

Lbts

 

[Insipid Moniker]

I just got home from VG10 church and it wasn't as well attended as the OP seems to think.

Take me to church
I'll worship at the shrine of your knives
(With apologies to Hozier )

 

[JC972]

They all pale in comparison to AUS 6. What is this VG10 you speak of

 

[PRNDLtech]

2. The best selling knives, with rep in mind. Don't use vg10.

I bet Sal and the crew at Spyderco would have some numbers to show otherwise. Unless they don’t have “rep” in your mind.

I don’t worship any steel… but vg10 is good. And I will still recommend it.

 

[Bob Denman]

So what was once a "Super Steel"; is now just a "pretty dang good" steel...
I see no problem with the inexorable march of time...

 

[Wolverine777]

Nothing at all wrong with VG10 in my book. Some Spyderco’s I want have VG10. So I’ll continue to worship it (drops to knees and bows down to picture of Delica hanging on wall).