Whats the very best steel for an everyday carry pocketknife

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Today, I'm remaking an old video, and discussing my thoughts on the best steels for your daily knives, talking about some of the things that matter much more than steel chemistry, and giving my take on the steels that are good, great, bad and ugly for your specific needs. • Common Knife Misconceptions: • What are the most common knife newbie... • Pocketknife 101 Playlist: • Pocketknife 101: Good videos for Gett... • 'Knife Engineering' Book (Affiliate link, if you'd like to support the channel): https://amzn.to/3vFy6wL • And here's the list from the video: • Things that matter more than Steel • Blade and Edge Geometry • Heat Treatment • Stainlessness and other needs • Your sharpening comfort • A note on ‘Damascus’ • Steel matters less than you think • My ‘Nope’ Steels • 3Cr, 4Cr, 5Cr, 7Cr… • 420/440A/440B • Cheap Damascus • ‘- Surgical Stainless’ or ‘Stainless Steel’ • My ‘Probably Not’ Steels • 1.4116 • 420HC • 8Cr13MoV • AUS-8 • H1 • Victorinox • My ‘Solid Budget’ Steels • 12C27 • 14C28N • 154CM • 440C • 9Cr18MoV and AR-RPM9 • AUS-10A • CTS-BD1 / Z • D2* • N690 / N690Co • VG-10 • My ‘Good to Go’ Steels • 1095 • 52100† • AEB-L • CPM-154 / RWL-34 / ATS-34 • CPM-4V† • CPM-CruWear • CPM-D2 • CPM-MAGNACUT† • CPM-REX45 • CPM REX-121† • CPM-S30V • CPM-S35VN • CPM-S45VN • CPM-S110V • CRUFORGE† • CTS-BD1N • CTS-XHP • Damasteel • Elmax • HAP-40 • Nitro-V • PSF-27 • SM100**† • SPY-27 • Terravantium/Dendritic Cobalt** • Vanadis 4† • Z-Max† • My Personal ‘Steels of Choice’ • CPM-3V • CPM-10V • CPM-M4 • CPM-S90V • Damacore • K390 • LC200N / Z-FiNit • M390 / CTS-204P / CPM-20CV • Maxamet • Sandrin Tungsten Carbide** • Vanax Superclean • ZDP-189 • Legend • - ’D2’ means many things and there is an unusual variance in final performance • ** - This is not chemically a steel • † - Based on community feedback and data, not personal experience • Where to keep learning • Knife Engineering (2020) by Dr. Larrin Thomas • http://knifesteelnerds.com • TripleBHandmade (Shawn Houston) • Cedric Ada Gear and Outdoors on YT • Knife Steel Composition Apps and Charts • Forums (e.g. BladeForums, Spyderco Forums)

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