the bit you didnt read was the post date
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S30V or D2
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the bit you didnt read was the post date
i guess soem oen voted and dragged it up
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Duncan
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I have an SBT in S30V and it is superb: very stain resistant, holds its edge wonderfully well and yet is not impossible to sharpen.
My limited experience of D2 on one or two American-made folders is, by comparison, limited but they are not as easy to sharpen and do not resist staining nearly as well.
Of course, ultimately, it's all down to the maker and temperatures and all the alchemy that goes into making a steel but, of the two, I would always go for S30V.
My limited experience of D2 on one or two American-made folders is, by comparison, limited but they are not as easy to sharpen and do not resist staining nearly as well.
Of course, ultimately, it's all down to the maker and temperatures and all the alchemy that goes into making a steel but, of the two, I would always go for S30V.
I already had a Gene Ingram #30 in D2 by the time I actually got the #6 made. I had it made in S30V and as with the other knives I now have in S30V i can say that it's an exceptionally good steel.
As to which is better I think I would go with the S30V having the experience of both. That's not to say that D2 isn't good, as someone else quite correctly pointed out a lot is down to the heath treat and the Gene Ingram #30 is possibly one of the best knives I own or have used.
Since someone dragged the thread up, at some stage I'll actually put up a review of the knife (I think I have had it long enough now that I can truly say I have the measure of the knife).
As to which is better I think I would go with the S30V having the experience of both. That's not to say that D2 isn't good, as someone else quite correctly pointed out a lot is down to the heath treat and the Gene Ingram #30 is possibly one of the best knives I own or have used.
Since someone dragged the thread up, at some stage I'll actually put up a review of the knife (I think I have had it long enough now that I can truly say I have the measure of the knife)
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I already had a Gene Ingram #30 in D2 by the time I actually got the #6 made. I had it made in S30V and as with the other knives I now have in S30V i can say that it's an exceptionally good steel.
As to which is better I think I would go with the S30V having the experience of both. That's not to say that D2 isn't good, as someone else quite correctly pointed out a lot is down to the heath treat and the Gene Ingram #30 is possibly one of the best knives I own or have used.
Since someone dragged the thread up, at some stage I'll actually put up a review of the knife (I think I have had it long enough now that I can truly say I have the measure of the knife)
I'm a big fan of S30V. A truly great knife steel imo and just fine as frog hair for bushcraft.
I'm a big fan of S30V. A truly great knife steel imo and just fine as frog hair for bushcraft.
Hoodoo, they're the Skookum Carvers aren't they??
What's the wood on the bottom one??
The micarta one is a skookum carver. The bottom one is an SBT sans butt cap.
The wood is black ash burl.
I've been using a custom fixed-blade knife in S30V for 18 months, and another in D2 for several years longer than that. They are both excellent knives, but the S30V holds an edge longer and doesn't rust.
I have no trouble setting the main bevel on the S30V blade with an EdgePro hand sharpener, and no trouble resharpening the secondary bevel with a Spyderco SharpMaker.
I also have a Cabela's Alaskan Guide Folding Hunter, made by Buck in S30V, that I use very hard for tough work in the woods and in building my house. I originally gave it a secondary bevel of 30 degrees inclusive, but I noticed a little bit of chipping. So I've now increased the secondary bevel to 40 degrees inclusive. That's working out fine.
I have no trouble setting the main bevel on the S30V blade with an EdgePro hand sharpener, and no trouble resharpening the secondary bevel with a Spyderco SharpMaker.
I also have a Cabela's Alaskan Guide Folding Hunter, made by Buck in S30V, that I use very hard for tough work in the woods and in building my house. I originally gave it a secondary bevel of 30 degrees inclusive, but I noticed a little bit of chipping. So I've now increased the secondary bevel to 40 degrees inclusive. That's working out fine.
Rod doesn't offer SBTs in s30v currently (I confess, didn't know he ever did though) but offers it in CPM 3V.
As a general rule, he doesn't but he made two in S30V: one for me and one for himself. Fortunately, I managed to persuade him to make it for me before the mad rush for his knives. He said that it was a great steel but welding the butt cap on to the end of it did present certain difficulties. It is a superb knife and fantastic to use... I am a very happy - and lucky - bear!
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