The Warrior
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Those scales do look incredible.
Indeed it is...Koa!
Well... ok... I forgive you.
I don't have one of those myself, either. Work it! Is that the one with the steel type etched on the butt?
One of the brother co-owners (also a cow-owner) of my local outfitters (where I consign) snatched up a nearly identical one in 1084 before it went into the for-sale case. Recently told me he unzipped a deer with it in Maine this fall, and I couldn't have been more proud.
I chose the combo; @deathofallthings made the magic happen! It was awesome working with him.Those scales do look incredible.
I'm approaching the elusive 25,000. If this forum was hopping like in the old days, I'd probably have closer to 50,000.
Honestly I prefer stuff like 12c27 or 1095 that I can sharpen quickly on an Arkansas stone and leather the survivalist in me wants steels I can sharpen on a rock in an emergency . I haven't found anything I can't sharpen but don't like to get out the diamond stone to quickly sharpen a EDC knifeI have the same in 154CM. I think Benchmade did a good job with it, tho I'd pick CPM154 over the non-powdered version given the option. Some of my favorite knives are 154CM (that one and my own too), tho it's not my favorite stainless these days.
Honestly I prefer stuff like 12c27 or 1095 that I can sharpen quickly on an Arkansas stone and leather the survivalist in me wants steels I can sharpen on a rock in an emergency . I haven't found anything I can't sharpen but don't like to get out the diamond stone to quickly sharpen a EDC knife
Honestly I prefer stuff like 12c27 or 1095 that I can sharpen quickly on an Arkansas stone and leather the survivalist in me wants steels I can sharpen on a rock in an emergency . I haven't found anything I can't sharpen but don't like to get out the diamond stone to quickly sharpen a EDC knife
I agree to a point... For a survival blade, yes. I want to be able to quickly sharpen it, but it maintain a half decent edge. 1095 is great in this regard. I've sharpened 1095 on the back of a coffee cup before lol
For an EDC folder... I want it to stay sharp as long as physically possible, whether or not that increases how difficult it is to resharpen is inconsequential to me... Especially if I only have to sharpen it once a year. If it's too much of a pain I'll send it to someone and pay them to put an amazing edge on it for me every 6 months or so.
On a folder I've never had anything beyond S35VN.
That's kinda why I'm drawn to the S90, M4, 20cv steels right now... Want something a little more "fancy"
It's been years since I've researched steels. Not trying to go down that rabbit hole again LOL.. there was a time I was only getting an hour of sleep a day, posting 50 post an hour on here, and researching steel until I was blue in the face...
I see both viewpoints though I mainly agree with this. I respect 1095 and consider it to be very good but I like trying the newer steels. I noticed a remarkable difference when I used my Carothers in delta 3V. Also, I no longer carry an Arkansas stone after I used diamonds to fix the edge on my BK9. Diamonds made it a breeze. Besides, DMT diafolds are as easy to carry as an other stone.I agree to a point... For a survival blade, yes. I want to be able to quickly sharpen it, but it maintain a half decent edge. 1095 is great in this regard. I've sharpened 1095 on the back of a coffee cup before lol
For an EDC folder... I want it to stay sharp as long as physically possible, whether or not that increases how difficult it is to resharpen is inconsequential to me... Especially if I only have to sharpen it once a year. If it's too much of a pain I'll send it to someone and pay them to put an amazing edge on it for me every 6 months or so.
On a folder I've never had anything beyond S35VN.
That's kinda why I'm drawn to the S90, M4, 20cv steels right now... Want something a little more "fancy"
It's been years since I've researched steels. Not trying to go down that rabbit hole again LOL.. there was a time I was only getting an hour of sleep a day, posting 50 post an hour on here, and researching steel until I was blue in the face...
I have a whole box of stones including diamond . There is a wooden paddle board that lays buy my chair that has an Arkansas stone glued to one side and leather on the other . That is my primary sharpener and a 4x1 arkansas stone in my EDC bag . Diamond stones are to put the angle I want on a bladeI don't understand... you don't have diamond stones everywhere?
Why aren't they always out??
Also a big fan of 1084 and AEB-L here for toughness and ridiculous edge keenness. They dress really well on non-diamond stuff. I strop *everything* on $3 multi-grit soft-core nail buffers from CVS. (the kind that go up to the 'polish' or 'shine' grit) Easy to stash anywhere.
I remember those days. How ya doin', Woody??
For so many of those steels... another 1-2Rc hardness would get what you want, and bring up the ho-hum steels too. It's possible to chase alloys to the end of this flat Earth (that's a joke, y'all know I spent 6 years working on NOAA grants) just to balance carbide content and toughness. If you're not prying and chopping nails with your EDC, a couple extra hardness points goes a long way in edge-holding.
Hey, wait a minute. I thought the bottom one was the new Becker folder.I see both viewpoints though I mainly agree with this. I respect 1095 and consider it to be very good but I like trying the newer steels. I noticed a remarkable difference when I used my Carothers in delta 3V. Also, I no longer carry an Arkansas stone after I used diamonds to fix the edge on my BK9. Diamonds made it a breeze. Besides, DMT diafolds are as easy to carry as an other stone.
I am familiar with the rabbit hole too. One of the BDay presents I gifted myself came in today, at the bottom...
Itโs not perfect, but I like it better than the Sebenza.
Good brother how about yourself? Still waiting on my Moose mountain with a choiled blade
And I fully agree about upping the hardness a little on lighter duty knives. Most manufacturers are likely just worried people won't understand why their blade is chipping/breaking when they throw it at a brick wall... I mean their 4140 hawk at 55hrc handles that abuse well... Why can't their 62hrc folder blade handle it?
Dang, I'd hoped you'd forgotten!
First MM5 in awhile in 1084 went out to a shipmate last year.
How's that birudashi holding up?
Now if their 62Rc folders were AEB-L.... ok, even I would do that to a folder. Maybe 61.
Im like an elephant, i never forget... Wait... What are we talking about again?
The birudashi is doing well, it could likely use a new edge on it... It's been put through hell over the years... When it's dull I just hit a diamond plate card a few times until the edge feels sharp enough. But half the time when I do that I'm about drunk, so the angle varies LOL
Hell I don't even remember which steel was used on mine... It's been a WHILE. Always wanted a double sided one too.
Sweet pic w/ the Jesse love!
I did remember you wanted a double-sided one, actually. I so hate grinding them, but figured if it looked like that was gonna happen, you'd be my first call. IIRC, that's CPM-154. Should be marked on the spine or belly. Came from the same piece/set that also went out to Gus and CBear. Ferget who ended up with the 4th from that batch.