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My favorite knife is a Kershaw Blur, which uses S30V from Crucible. It is not, however, easy to sharpen. Nowadays at least, most of the easy to sharpen Kersha
by axaxs 6y ago
My favorite knife is a Kershaw Blur, which uses S30V from Crucible. It is not, however, easy to sharpen. Nowadays at least, most of the easy to sharpen Kershaws are made from cheaper Chinese solutions, which are not as hard but definitely easy to sharpen.
- selykg 6y agoYea, easy to sharpen steels are like AUS-8 and 8CR and other cheap Chinese steels. Kershaw's lower end line are often full of really cheap Chinese steels. Same with CRKT. I've taken a "buy good knives" stance. My favorite is definitely not cheap, but it gets a ton of carry time. I'd also hate myself if I lost it lol But if you're the type to carry a knife, a good knife goes a long way and getting a knife steel on it that can last is also a good way to go. Modern super steels are insane.
- Zak 6y agoSteels with significant amounts of vanadium carbide like S30V should be sharpened with diamond abrasives, as the carbides are harder than most natural stones. They will still take longer to sharpen than less wear-resistant steels, of course, but it should eliminate the difficulty in actually producing a sharp edge.