Sandvik Stainless or Sandvik Carbon steel?

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Logan_lemaire

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Right now im trying to decide on two different Mora's. A Mora companion 125th edition ( https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/Mzc1WDUwMA==/z/X9AAAOSwRXRZUWf0/$_58.JPG ) which is Sandvik stainless steel.

The other option is a regular Mora Companion heavy duty ( https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u...ent/uploads/2013/01/DSCF3839_1024x768.jpg&f=1) which is in Sandvik Carbon steel

I've heard good things about the carbon steel except that it rusts but you can fix that with a forced patina which then would make it far more rust resistant but with the stainless you don't have to worry about that

so if anyone can help me i would appreciate it
 
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Logan_lemaire said:
Right now im trying to decide on two different Mora's. A Mora companion 125th edition ( https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01HCUBKZ4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1 ) which is Sandvik stainless steel.

The other option is a regular Mora Companion heavy duty ( https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B009NZVZ3E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1 ) which is in Sandvik Carbon steel

I've heard good things about the carbon steel except that it rusts but you can fix that with a forced patina which then would make it far more rust resistant but with the stainless you don't have to worry about that
so if anyone can help me i would appreciate it
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Stainless Steel just starts to look all scratched up and kind of ugly with use, but carbon steel develops a nice beautiful looking patina which hides wear.
I personally would recommend carbon steel because it looks better after use, but I doubt you'd see much different in performance between the two.
 
It really is a question of do you want a knife you can just toss in the tackle box or do you want to spend the time caring for the knife and have a generally superior blade.
 
Logan, you might want to change the link to a pic because if a mod sees this and eventually one might, posting hot links to vendors who don't support your forum is called deal spotting and against the TOS you signed. You're new here and I'd hate to see you get gigged by a mod because you didn't read what you sighed.

Welcome to Blade Forums and if you edit out the hot link I'm sure your experience here will get off to a great start.
 
6 of one, half dozen of the other.

moras stainless is much like carbon steel in edge holding and sharpening ease......on purpose. their carbon works a bit better on edge holding and sharpening ease, but not so much youll likely notice much.

i dont mind carbon steels. rust is easy to control......especially by using it. stainless works fine as well. take your pick.
 
Mora 125th edition, stainless
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Mora Companion HCS

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T. Erdelyi said:
Logan, you might want to change the link to a pic because if a mod sees this and eventually one might, posting hot links to vendors who don't support your forum is called deal spotting and against the TOS you signed. You're new here and I'd hate to see you get gigged by a mod because you didn't read what you sighed.

Welcome to Blade Forums and if you edit out the hot link I'm sure your experience here will get off to a great start.
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sorry mate
 
As for which one to pick? Depends on your sharpening skills, sharpening equipment and environment. Answer those three and I'll give you an opinion based on what you'll use it for and where.
 
Sharpening takes practice, but stick to it! Regardless which knife you pick, it will need sharpening.

Here's the best stone/strop combo if you want cheap, quick and razor sharp edges:

I have tested this method and it actually works assuming the bevel is how you want it.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
As for which one to pick? Depends on your sharpening skills, sharpening equipment and environment. Answer those three and I'll give you an opinion based on what you'll use it for and where.
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My sharpening skills are absoulutely terrible if im going to be honest but i usually don't use knives enough to need to sharpen them ive had a benchmade 940 since Christmas of 2016 and ive used it almost everyday since then and it still razorsharp and thats probably becuae of the steel (s30v) which is a "super steel" and i recieved a ontario rat 1 (d2 steel) and it's still fantastically sharp (not as sharp as the 940) ive never had to sharpen these i own a 15$ sharpening stone from s&w which is well used and my enviroment is not in the middle of nowhere and i dont go out bushcrafting very much just common house tasks
 
Based on that I'd recommend the stainless, The HCS requires maintenance and I've had HCS blades put away hair shaving sharp with out some kind of coating whether it was oil or a wax and pulled them out and they wouldn't shave anymore, a couple of swipes on a strop and I was back to shaving.

Both steels are a lot softer than D2 and much easier to maintain than D2 so you might find yourself becoming more proficient sharpening as a result. I'd invest in some good stones as your finances allow.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Based on that I'd recommend the stainless, The HCS requires maintenance and I've had HCS blades put away hair shaving sharp with out some kind of coating whether it was oil or a wax and pulled them out and they wouldn't shave anymore, a couple of swipes on a strop and I was back to shaving.

Both steels are a lot softer than D2 and much easier to maintain than D2 so you might find yourself becoming more proficient sharpening as a result. I'd invest in some good stones as your finances allow.
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i was thinking about buying the HCS and puttting a forced patina on it and maybe buy a decent strop to use every once in awhile
 
Both steels are good. As for sharpening skills, you basically take steel off both sides by rubbing on a hone until they meet: presto, sharp! Even I can do it.
 
Logan_lemaire said:
i was thinking about buying the HCS and puttting a forced patina on it and maybe buy a decent strop to use every once in awhile
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That, (HCS) works for me and at the end of the day I make sure it's clean and dry before I put it away. I like the HCS because I can get a scary sharp edge and with the Scandi grind on the Moras they are so easy to keep super sharp, invest in a strop or a good piece of high density cardboard. That's make a acceptable strop for free if you get it from the back of a spiral notebook.
 
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