One steel for the rest of your life. Which one and why?

I'll throw one out there that hasn't been mentioned.
M2 would be my choice for every knife I have, with m4 a distant 2nd.

 

Rosta-Frei!
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Definitely Fallkniven' s Lam CoS steel. Easy to sharpen. Holds edge for a good long time. Most responsive to stropping than any other steel I've had. Hands down my favorite.

 

So many great steels out there today. Of the ones I use, I'd have to choose M390. It is balanced, great corrosion resistance and edgeholding. It takes a wicked sharp edge, too.

 

CPM S35VN for folders and CPM 3V for Fixed blades.

 

If we're talking what works at a persistently obtuse approach and execution, I change my choice to G-444.

That one never fails to deliver.

 

Based on my experience so fat i will take m390


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Was expecting that to come up

I'm real close to agreeing with the M390/204P/20CV group (I would include Elmax in there too), but am going to go with S90V. The edge holding is what does it for me.

 

154 in any variant or similar steels (VG-10/ATS-34). Holds a good edge, nicely stainless, easy enough to sharpen.

 

As of this moment..... S30v. I would have a much wider variety of folders to purchase.

I think it will be awhile before we see M390/204p/20cv being used by all knife companies in their ENTIRE product line. Yes some knife companies are releasing knives with those steels, but majority wise we're still seeing 154cm/vg10/s30v as favorites and some companies going to s35vn. Look at benchmade, spyderco, crk, strider, and hinderer as perfect examples of this.

The pioneer of steel in the knife industry is without a doubt Spyderco. Regular production S110V is insane.

 

An interesting element of the knife hobby is watching the evolution of materials over time - how they are adopted and implemented.

Made the transition from 3V to M390 for my primary trail & camp knife and from ELMAX to M390 for my EDC folder.

 

K390..

 

With all the talk of s30v and s35vn, I m surprised no on has mentioned cts xhp.

 

When ruining the edge of a chopper there is no finer steel.

Seriously though, I'd go with delta 3v from cpk. Honorable mention goes to S35vn.

 

I'm liking it, moving up fast on my A list..

 

Cts-204p

 

H1 for me



everything I need, nothing I don't

 

I'd be fine with S30V since it's mostly what I own and I don't plan on purchasing new knives anytime soon.

 

What I like is an alloy. I very much like Talonite/ Stellite, for it's corrosion resitance & wear resistance. THAT is what I woudl choose.

 

52100 for me as well