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To the knife makers I pose a question. If you were going to make a knife for yourself, and wanted the best of the best steel, which one would you pick. I understand lesser priced steel can be heat treated to perform extremely well, but am wondering what you would pick. I was looking at BG42 and the Cowry X and Y, and was wondering what some of you professional would pick.
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m390. k294, elmax & 3v.--cranky72
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I have tried it all from cpm15v to talonite and my all time favorite is Jerry Halfrich's cpm154cm.
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I'll say this, my buddy Rick is damned consistent.  Rightfully so too, it really is all about the heat treat. Of course I got the secret recipe on 154 from the master himself. I have a "special" recipe for Elmax that I'm dyin' to try one of these days.
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I'll say this, my buddy Rick is damned consistent. Rightfully so too, it really is all about the heat treat. Of course I got the secret recipe on 154 from the master himself. I have a "special" recipe for Elmax that I'm dyin' to try one of these days. I'll be the Guinea Pig for the Elmax! 
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in fairness to menefee i have to mention that many of the new alphabet alloys have yet to be ran thru the trials of hunting in polar regions, so really a lot of hunters dont know how elmax & m390 perform at 60 derees below zero. another aspect i would imagine you can buy 154cm even in india ; probably not so with the 3rd gen. powder alloys. of all the stainless alloys i've tested most ,rick's 154 has been superb.---cranky72
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I LIKE D2 AND CPM154CM. THESE TWO STEELS HAVE WORKED WELL FOR ME AND MY CUSTOMERS!!
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I'd just make myself some killer tool steel Damascus and that knife would do everything I could ever image a knife being required to do.
It's not the steel - it's the heat treatment.
In the words of Jerry Rados, "Jesus Christ, Himself, could send a bar of steel down from Heaven.
It will only be as good as the heat treatment it gets on Earth."
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I have a knife that Todd Fischer made for me from S90V. It seems like a pretty special steel.
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Thanks for all the replies, getting a feel for what the best of the best is, really appreciate the experience and the passing down of knowledge. I found out the other day that a professional heat treatment facility was right down the road, less than 40 minutes away. I think I have seen the guy's name on here actually, Peters Heat treating. He offered to take me on a tour once I get enough knives built for him to treat. Seems as though I really don't need to worry too much about the really high dollar steel, as I do the treatment it gets. Lucky to have the guy nearby.
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For a hard use knife, heard many good things about the toughness of L-6. YMMV
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At this point I can't help myself,not to say
You guys are pulling your chains with this,this steel,that steel BS
Its the grind of the blade that will determine weather it cuts good & how it cuts
And the heat treat will determine how good it can hold the edge
Remember,knife steel GURU'S,the harder the steel is,yeah it might hold an edge a little longer,than the next,but once you dull it out,it may be a PITA to get re sharpened
I look for the happy medium,and ATS-34,440C,154CM,CPM154CM,440V,BG-42 all great blade steels to mention a few
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Seeing you said steel and not stainless steel A-2.
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How many of you guys have experience with Bg-42? Whats it like to work with and how does it compare to the others if heat treated well?
MM
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would go with CPM 154 before I'm bother with BG-42...
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