s90v steel

[stan-66]

am considering a knife in this I have heard very hard to sharpen does anyone have experience with it

 

[bikerector]

It is a very wear resitant steel so it takes longer than many other steels. It's way up there on the chart for wear resistance. Makes a great EDC steel, IMO.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[shane45-1911]

What knife and what is your sharpening method?

S90V is typically harder to sharpen than other stainless steels with less Vanadium in them - but any diamond hone should still make relatively short work of the task.

 

[stan-66]

What knife and what is your sharpening method?

S90V is typically harder to sharpen than other stainless steels with less Vanadium in them - but any diamond hone should still make relatively short work of the task.

i have a Lansky with 3 diamond hones

 

[shane45-1911]

i have a Lansky with 3 diamond hones

You shouldn't have any issues, assuming you're familiar with your Lansky.

 

[stan-66]

You shouldn't have any issues, assuming you're familiar with your Lansky.

does it take a fine edge

 

[shane45-1911]

It will take as fine an edge as you (or your stones) are capable of, and hold that edge for a long time assuming you don't go too thin on your edge angle.

 

[stan-66]

It will take as fine an edge as you (or your stones) are capable of, and hold that edge for a long time assuming you don't go too thin on your edge angle.

thanks do you have a knife in s 90v

 

[shane45-1911]

thanks do you have a knife in s 90v

I have a dozen.

 

[stan-66]

I have a dozen.

nice im wanting the benchmade 940-1 im just trying to gather some info om the s 90v

 

[stan-66]

I have a dozen.

does it sharpen to a keen egde like say 154

 

[shane45-1911]

does it sharpen to a keen egde like say 154

Yes, but "a keen edge" is as much a function of your technique and how fine you choose to go with your grit selection as it is with the steel choice.

 

[Synov]

Excellent steel, you will not be disappointed.

 

[GB940Rookie]

nice im wanting the benchmade 940-1 im just trying to gather some info om the s 90v

Love the 940-1 and the s90v. Holds a working edge for quite a while.

 

[stan-66]

thanks everyone

 

[GatorFlash1]

I think CPM-S90V is under appreciated. It outshines many other knife steels. I have several and have not had any sharpening issues, but I'm not sharpening my knives to be razors, so it doesn't take too long to put a working edge on them.

 

[RBB2]

If I recall Larrin's charts correctly, it has the best potential toughness to edge retention balance of the super high wear resistance stainless steels, so compared to S110V, M398, etc.

 

[JBoone]

Have sharpened my 940-1 on wicked edge. No problem

 

[K.O.D.]

am considering a knife in this I have heard very hard to sharpen does anyone have experience with it

I generally don't let my knives get very dull, but overall the CPM-S90V in my ZT 0095BLK has not been overly difficult.

 

[Bob Denman]

S90V holds an edge better than an ex-Wife can hold a grudge...
A lot less sharpening is needed!