Dang. I missed seeing this when it started. I have already told Sal I have money waiting for the day this goes to production
I haven't played with as many steels as you guys, so can't comment on the pros and cons of 3V vs S90V. Personally I rather like the idea of a stainless version (flat ground), that could be taken into harsher environments around water, but that is just me. I have an ATS34 full flat/convex with micarta that goes canoeing with me and have often been glad for its high chrome content
I have thought a lot about what, if any, changes would be good on the Bushcraft. Apart from the steel and the grind, the easiest would be a slight blade shape change to incorporate a continuous curve. Something like this: (although the sketch could benefit from a little more point)
It is important that the curve not just sweep up to the tip all the way from the ricasso, it needs to sweep down to a max belly depth first so that it doesn't slide out of a cut, but the curve slices well and when done right makes a good wood cutter too.
This is hardly a new idea, particularly for Spyderco!
As already mentioned, even if this version is not a dedicated bushcraft tool, it would be a shame to make the edge, and particularly the tip, very thin. It doesn't seem likely to happen on a fixed blade, but I have seen quite a few S30V folders, Spyderco and Benchmade, with tips that snapped when used for wood carving and boring.