I like 3V quite a lot but would have objection about its wear resistance.
It is so wear resistant that I sometimes feel like it is more an annoyance (in termes of sharpening) than it is a benefit (in terms of edge holding).
Aknowledged 3V requires very little sharpening (but some people like to often touch up their edge and having to remove a chip -even unlikely with 3V- is possible)
Now during some internet search I ran into this:
http://www.crucibleservice.com/datash/toughglove.pdf
http://www.crucibleservice.com/datash/ds1Vv5.pdf
CPM 1V: aim hardness 57-59, as tough as 3V (even tougher) with about half wear resistance (still higher than A2).
Would benefit maker (less tooling wear) and user (at least people like me): easier sharpening.
Looks like it would be worth give it a try (or am I missing something?).
It is so wear resistant that I sometimes feel like it is more an annoyance (in termes of sharpening) than it is a benefit (in terms of edge holding).
Aknowledged 3V requires very little sharpening (but some people like to often touch up their edge and having to remove a chip -even unlikely with 3V- is possible)
Now during some internet search I ran into this:
http://www.crucibleservice.com/datash/toughglove.pdf
http://www.crucibleservice.com/datash/ds1Vv5.pdf
CPM 1V: aim hardness 57-59, as tough as 3V (even tougher) with about half wear resistance (still higher than A2).
Would benefit maker (less tooling wear) and user (at least people like me): easier sharpening.
Looks like it would be worth give it a try (or am I missing something?).
