KNIFE STEEL SHOWDOWN! S90V VS 1095 SAME BTE! 

Should be 63 hrc on that s90v

Just finished watching your demonstration with my father-in-law, who is brandy new to this type of content. I've had to explain a few things like the different types of steel and the different grind geometry. He's in his 80s and is having a few health issues, but I think he enjoyed the video. Thanks, Erica.

Super comparison ladies. Have a wonderful evening

Ladies, thanks for the demonstration, very educational, plenty of information, well presented!

This was neat to see! Cheers, you two!

Fun video, I was very happy to see the 1095 survived well. Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a great weekend and God bless you both.

Very fun video, ladies. Really enjoyed it. That little fella would make a great neck knife. It’s fun watching Nickie grow in confidence with knives.

thanks for showing fun to see

This was so much fun to make.

When it comes to using your knife, tell your friend to do it. I forgot mine .... keep hidden .... hehehehehe Good testing again Erica with a guest appearance by Nickie.

Good times! Both performed well. I definitely prefer a full four finger grip on any knife, makes a huge difference as you both showed. Fine job! If you lock your elbow and lean in with your body weight it helps with feather sticks. 😉

that was a cool video! and kyles knife looks really handy. with the feathersticks, you might try reversing your method. instead of leading with the tip, lead with the choil area and let the tip trail. when I was a kid I did it the way you are doing it, it was a splintery piece of 2x2 or 2x4, my edge slipped, and since my hand was pushing towards the knife and the wood, it drove a pretty good sized splinter right into my hand. if you lead with the choil, your hand is pulling the blade forward, so if your edge slips, your hand just goes past the wood into the air and cant really get hurt. enjoy the knife!!

Thanks for sharing about this interesting test; both seemed to knives perform well. I agree with you, most blade steels are good if they are heat treated correctly and have proper edge geometry. 👍 Take care and Cheers!

That was a cool video. I wish everyone felt the same about poor heat treats. To many people just don't care. If we all cared about heat treat and HRC we would have many more great knives.

I like the laid back style of testing, just seeing what the knives can do and checking the steel after!! Great video, I agree with Nickie about needing bigger knives lately, I love how pocketable small knives are but they’re sometimes not as useful! Haha

Nickie seemed to struggle with the short blade as well! In the cardboard, the extra length on the Calton knife definitely helped with the cutting!

Fun!

I know that the small knife was just to test S90V, but it shows how important handle desigh is. A handle that is comfortable and non fatiguing will result in having more control of the knife. Cuts will be easier, more accurate, and the knife will be safer.

We all know that a Medford Praetorian would destroy these knives in a cardboard cutting challenge. Greg is the king of blade geometry.

Interesting as usual. I've been busy and working on catching up on your video's. Take care ladies. 🇺🇲🔪🌲🔥

Good stuff. The best testing is never scientific.👊🤣🤘

Nice test. I have a Joe Calton necker in his pattern necker modeled after his mentor. It has a comfortable handle also and comes at 0.010” at the base. Thicker at the tip. Tempted to try his interpretation on Murray Carter style. I actually have one of Murray Carter’s apprentice blades in that style also. Supposed to be 63-64 HRC Superblue at “0.015 bte

I bet Allen's knives would do all that and still come out flawless. In fact, I know they would. His 80CRV2 fucked up whole ass fish and still sailed through paper easy as hell

Handle ergos matter more than steel. HT, and geometry.

Good comparison. I really dig 1095 personally and you can get em screaming sharp. Ive also got my Bugout in s90v and its an absolute beast of a steel. Fun video!

Softer steel are harder to sharpen is that true ?