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Yeah, BUT.........
Thanks Glen. Hope many here get a little more info from this.
It is a topic with a lot of info available, and will always be up to personal interpretations
and preferences and daily new things happening.
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It isn't very complete!  You can find a lot more up to date info here https://knifesteelnerds.com
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wasn't meant to be. But then I've never been one to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. ![[Linked Image from i38.photobucket.com]](https://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e129/glenn1221/Blades/IMG_71781_zpsfad9ae01.jpg) as I continually operate within a narrow band of mediocrity! ya! GWB
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It isn't very complete! wasn't meant to be. ya! GWB Funny that isn't what the title says! The Complete Guide to Knife and Tool Steels
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It isn't very complete! wasn't meant to be. ya! GWB Funny that isn't what the title says! The Complete Guide to Knife and Tool Steels Don't believe every thing you read! Never was a hoss that couldn't be rode, and never was a rider that couldn't be throw'd ya! GWB
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Wow, that is fantastically nerdy. Good stuff, thanks
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It isn't very complete! wasn't meant to be. ya! GWB Funny that isn't what the title says! The Complete Guide to Knife and Tool Steels Don't believe every thing you read! Never was a hoss that couldn't be rode, and never was a rider that couldn't be throw'd ya! GWB Never!
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Zknives.com, and they have a great phone app
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Just...wow... You're one of the good guys on here, but...no insult to you...that is one of the worst supposed "steel Guides' I've yet seen. After the first 3 inaccuracies I bailed...
You can no more tell someone how to do something you've never done, than you can come back from somewhere you've never been...
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Only on the fire can you be beheaded for offering up good, free information. "beheaded'??
You're one of the good guys on here, but...no insult to you...that is one of the worst supposed "steel Guides' I've yet seen. After the first 3 inaccuracies I bailed...
No - bad, inaccurate bullsh1t
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Only on the fire can you be beheaded for offering up good, free information. "beheaded'??
You're one of the good guys on here, but...no insult to you...that is one of the worst supposed "steel Guides' I've yet seen. After the first 3 inaccuracies I bailed...
No - bad, inaccurate bullsh1t Where were the inaccuracies in the link on knife steels?
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"After the first 3 inaccuracies I bailed."
"Where were the inaccuracies in the link on knife steels?"
Without going overboard or getting twisted up, a little data to go with one liners would be appreciated I am sure.
Not trying to get another thread melt down going here, just......
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Only on the fire can you be beheaded for offering up good, free information. "beheaded'??
You're one of the good guys on here, but...no insult to you...that is one of the worst supposed "steel Guides' I've yet seen. After the first 3 inaccuracies I bailed...
No - bad, inaccurate bullsh1t Where were the inaccuracies in the link on knife steels? Five key Terms would be a good start! Ultra Premium Being S90V! In fairness I do love S90V. But it is hardly a Ultra Premium steel. Actually all those listed are decent steels when properly used. But not Ultra Premium. The graphs they use are of common factory HRC, not what is being reached by those that know how to heat treat! Which means the edge retention and wear resistance graphs are not accurate either! The fact that they are missing a bunch of very good steels in the list would be another! There is a lot of good information out there, this not being one of them. But to each their own.
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How much of which knife steels are "best" is subjective, not objective? Different steels are better for different tasks and different people like different benefits. Some like stainless, some like carbon. Some like a blade that's easy to sharpen, others like a blade they will hardly ever have to touch up. Also, how much of what makes one steel "better" than another is just numbers on a paper that the average person could never tell the difference about in real life. Here's an example that will probably get me flamed. My EDC is a Spyderco Delica in VG10. I use it all the time to open boxes, envelopes, clean fingernails, etc. It's easy to sharpen but needs touching up. If I was in the wilderness in a survival situation, I'd want a steel that holds an edge much longer since I wouldn't have the tools to do it with.
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How much of which knife steels are "best" is subjective, not objective? Different steels are better for different tasks and different people like different benefits. Some like stainless, some like carbon. Some like a blade that's easy to sharpen, others like a blade they will hardly ever have to touch up. Also, how much of what makes one steel "better" than another is just numbers on a paper that the average person could never tell the difference about in real life. Here's an example that will probably get me flamed. My EDC is a Spyderco Delica in VG10. I use it all the time to open boxes, envelopes, clean fingernails, etc. It's easy to sharpen but needs touching up. If I was in the wilderness in a survival situation, I'd want a steel that holds an edge much longer since I wouldn't have the tools to do it with. You were right here, after that not so much. How much of which knife steels are "best" is subjective, not objective? Different steels are better for different tasks and different people like different benefits. Some like stainless, some like carbon.
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How about steels that are easy to sharpen yet hold an edge a long time, with good toughness?
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