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S30V from Benchmade and Buck don’t hold a candle to an S30V blade from Ingram or May. The Ingram/May will take and hold an edge significantly better and are no more difficult to sharpen when they’ve been used.
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Eggzackly my point. It’s all in the heat treat process. I do my own ht so I know what I’ve got. By the way, I have a Chris Reeve folder (two actually) and their blade steel, S30V and S35V, is as soft as butter...neither will hold an edge after opening the mail!

Last edited by Godogs57; 10/28/19.

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