Knice discussion - you illustrate perfectly what we all eventually discover...that most things are in the end a series of trade-offs - cost, availability, stainlessness, sharpenability. Thanks!
I carry a benchmade 945 for quick and easy cutting and a cold steel 4-max for when I encounter a tougher job like flooring or a thick water hose. The steels are s90v and s35vn respectively, both with blades built for strength. I find myself being more delicate with s90v because it doesn't handle little oopsies as well as s35vn but it does keep a more toothy edge. Honestly still couldn't say which steel or knife I love more, it's all quality at this level.
@@allthingsknives yep. I remember around 2000, and up there was a store near my house called whole earth provision, with a knife counter in the back by all the outdoor gear. I would always ogle the high end kerhsaws, SOG tomcats and xrays, spyderco salts, BM griptilians, but the one i loved most was the kershaw boa in S60V, aka 440V. That's an old steel for sure.
No most steels sharpen using the same techniques it just comes down to which grit they excel at, the best I have is my steel review videos where I discuss how certain steels like to be sharpened
I’d like to see 15V vs K390, (15V wins, I reckon). 😁 Thanks for the detailed S90V vs S30V comparison, Fletcher! I’ve got a few Spydercos, in each steel. I really like em both.
