... And I agree, loving the green and 204P combination. Josh, you looking to get a second off of the 400? PM sent.
It's true, but the processes aren't the same. Carpenter use 2nd gen Micro-Melting (MM) process, Bohler use 3rd gen Powder-Metallurgy (PM) process. MM is slightly better, because the powder diameter and the carbides diameter are smaller. source: http://zknives.com/knives/steels/steeltec.shtml
I always loved dark green. This was the primary reason why I bought Stag Arms Manix. I love my Lil T. I can only wish that Spyderco would use this color G10 more frequently and bring back the same finish like on Lil T.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if you could replicate the Southard and PM2 blade and edge geometry that the PM2 would outperform the Southard. At least I can hope that to justify the extra time waiting I just attribute the extra time all to refined heat treating! I do want more CTS-204P for sure.
Damn - so it does have better edge retention than the Blue Para (if I'm reading it correctly - is the Blue Para the M390 rated at 60rc in category 2?)... Interesting, I would not have guessed that. That's why I'm glad we have folks who take the time to do stuff like that - thanks Ankerson!
As I read the results, they are likely in the same category with no meaningful difference in performance. What you need to know is that the M390 in Cat2 is NOT a Spyderco knife. I asked, and Jim answered, that question somewhere in the 8 trillion posts in that thread.
That makes sense - and yeah, I avoid going any further in that thread than I have to - the OP is all I need
