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Much of this is personal taste. I don't care how much effort is required to sharpen a good knife all the way to microtome level. What I do care about is that it hold that edge forever.
I like Maxamet, K390, S90V, CPM M-4 etc. Hard to sharpen? well...yes. At least until you gain some experience with these steels.
I've never run into anything that I couldn't cut cleanly and precisely with an edge polished to .25 microns.
There is no right or wrong, it's personal preference. A very dear friend uses a Buck 110 for a hunting knife and he's happy with it. He doesn't mind having to sharpen it in the field during a hunt.
I, OTOH, would sell off any knife that wasn't capable of field dressing 3 or 4 elk or moose without sharpening.
Yessir. There is no doubt that steel preferences are a highly personal and subjective thing. One doesn't have to look far at all to find all manner of discussion, debate, and argument over the very topic.
Sal Glesser says, "Not better, just different." And I very much subscribe to that theory. Different steels have their places and excel at different scenarios and tasks and personal preferences. What one likes does not invalidate what another likes. I believe there is room for intelligent discussion around certain steels for certain roles, grinds, etc. and that is all educational. It is a fine time to be a knife nut for sure.
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