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VG7 steel
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wish there was something in vg7 to buy... it's really rare it seems, tungsten 1-1.5%
should be fairly tough and decent grain refinement if the ht is good
should be fairly tough and decent grain refinement if the ht is good
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It all my years of following knives, including Japanese culinary knives I've never even run into one using VG7.
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Takefu was promoting it some recently on their Instagram. And also the VG10W. I really don’t understand the point of the tungsten in the steels. It doesn’t increase wear resistance like it does in simple steels. It acts more like Mo but you need twice as much W to have the same effect and it doesn’t increase hardenability and corrosion resistance as well as Mo does.
Thanks for the info. I'm not sure if I'll pull the trigger on one or not.
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Just acquired a Bradford Guardian 3 in Magnacut. Review pending.
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To be clear I'm not saying the steel is bad, just that the tungsten addition that is being advertised is not very exciting or interesting.
This thread got me looking around. As mentioned, Makoto Kurosaki (Yu's older brother) makes s series of Gyuto etc with VG7.
Also found that Moki offers a VG7 laminate knife as well.( Moki of course makes all of Fallkniven's folders.)
Model MK-2021NBCM/CO "BERG Pro Trail -Convex grind 4.3 in blade on large, and 3.34 inch blade on small.
Also found that Moki offers a VG7 laminate knife as well.( Moki of course makes all of Fallkniven's folders.)
Model MK-2021NBCM/CO "BERG Pro Trail -Convex grind 4.3 in blade on large, and 3.34 inch blade on small.
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Did you find any other than the Makoto Kurosaki "Ryusei" series?
Just put my edge on it today. I use my KME just to get a consistent bevel from heel to tip. Took a little metal off out at the tip where it gets thinker. Then blended it all in with sand paper on foam backing. Stropped with 9, 6, and 1 diamond emulsion. Seems easy to sharpen. Will push cut phone book paper, and cuts hair cleanly. Split some small oak kindling with it, and no edge deformation yet.
I'm especially curious as to whether the VG7 blade develops very small chipping out of the box. Both my VG10 and 3G F1s did, although it never happened again after the first sharpening.Will do. So far so good, no edge damage, and still hair popping sharp.
Are these Spyderco folders VG7 steel? And if so could you tell us what model?
Have you used the Lam Cos, 3G, or VG10 models prior to the VG7? If so how would you say this compares to those?Will do. So far so good, no edge damage, and still hair popping sharp.