SuperSteelSteve

Uploaded to YouTube Mar 20, 2022.

Let's start this off with a fucking BANG! Rex 121- the steel with the highest carbide volume if any steel available.. Heat treated by the one and only Roman of Kkives_switzerland to an off the charts 71 HRC Will it cut 1000ft?

I recently had a m video where a Ontario Rat 1 in Aus8 steel performed as well as Spyderco Manix in S90V during a edge retention test. Most of the edge retention tests I do are looking for "fine" edge holding... shaving sharpness. But there is another type of sharpness... the "working edge" sharpness. The type of edge that will hold a paper cutting edge. Well.... today we do both Aus8 vs s90v fine edge retention Aus8 vs s90v working edge retention Will aus8 be able to compete? Is s90v really aus8 in disguise? All this and more lol https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

I've been using my benchmade Freek as the benchmark for s30v steel. It had been outperforming what are considered "Superior " steels in many of my tests. This had led some people to believe that MY Benchmade Freek is some how special.. the chosen one... the Freek to rule all Freeks! Lol So I do a re-re-test using a Spyderco Para 3 in S30V and a Benchmade Bugout in S30V Who will win? Is my Freek the Freekiest of all? Is a newer model spyderco have a better HT? All this and more... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

Today we go head to head with one of the knife community's favorite steels... M390 I get some surprising results. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

"Polished " or "Coarse " edge? Which is "better"?... the answer... depends on the steel! This will be an ongoing series where we find out what is the optimal edge for every steel. So today.. we start at the bottom...420HC Is a polished edge better? Is a course edge better? Are hipsters better at pouring beer than me? All this and more! music in the vids from this fine gentleman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8JvH7u9zxaIuPIWbN160A

Cruwear is a steel beloved by many a knife collector and knife user.(me included) Claiming to have the the toughness of M2 edge retention rivalling M4, it should be an amazing all around steel. In getting ready for this test I found a steel that.. in application and composition reminded me of Cruwear.. Sleipner. Sleipner isnt a steel we see often so let's see how it stacks up against this juggernaut Cruwear. Is cruwear total bullshit? Will sleipner make me sleepy? Will I accidentally delete part of this test? All this and more! music provided by this fine gentleman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8JvH7u9zxaIuPIWbN160A

Streamed live on YouTube Feb 13, 2019

Behind the edge thickness and stock thickness are 2 statistics I feel are misunderstood. A knife with thick blade stock isnt always a "bad cutter" Behind the edge thickness and the media being cut are the determining factors on blade geometry. Will a knife that's thinner behind the edge have better edge retention than a knife that's thicker behind the edge? Does BTE thickness make a difference in edge retention when cutting cardboard? How much beer will I drink during this test? Does bourbon cure the flu? All this and more ! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk music provided by this fine gentleman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8JvH7u9zxaIuPIWbN160A

Today we test CTS-XHP. A powdered steel that has its roots in a simple ingot steel called D2. With no vanadium, tungsten or molybdenum carbide to help it in its wear resistance, were does this steel rank in the world of "supersteels"? We test CTS-XHP from 3 different manufacturing facilities... 2 in Taiwan and one here in MURICA! Is Cold Steels CTS-XHP really better than Spydercos? Does Taiwan do a better Heat treat on an American steel than.... America?! Will we solve world hunger with CTS-XHP? All this and more! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk music provided by this fine gentleman: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS8JvH7u9zxaIuPIWbN160A

I wanna give a special thanks to Manly knives. The knife I'm giving away was donated by them. Thank you to everyone who watches and supports the channel.

We all ( me included) get caught up in high carbide steels in the quest for edge retention. Fact Is most high carbide steels are not made for knife blades... there high carbide content is counter productive to what a knife blade needs. Fine grain structure, and fine , small volume carbides are what we want in a knife blade.. those attributes are what give knife edges great edge retention, edge stability, and great sharpenability. Today we test my mantra of "blade geometry, edge geometry, heat treat, and edge finish are more important than composition when it comes to knife performance " We take the Manly Wasp in 12c27, @ 60-61 HRC (supposedly lol) with a BTE thickness of 0.009 thousandths at a 30° inclusive bevel and see how those dimensions can make a "budget steel" perform. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

S35VN has become the red headed step child of the knife world. Touted as an "Upgrade " to s30v... with a decrease in carbon and vanadium content the EDC community (me included) call bullshit. So I take a knife made by the man who made s35vn ... the CRK Sebenza 25 and put it against the Spyderco para 3 in s35vn Sprint run... a knife that costs $20 more than its s30v brother. Is s35vn worth a fuck? Will it even cut 10 ft? Is it the greatest supersteel ever? All this and more! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

Today we do an edge retention test on the same steel just from different countries WE Practic m390 China Maserin Nimrod m390 Italy Giant Mouse ACE Iona m390 USA Buck Vantage 20cv BOS HT USA LEEEEETTTTTSSSSS GGGGGGGEEETTT RRREEEAAAADDYYYY TTOOOOOO RRRUUUMMMBBBLLLLEEEE https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

Here is my top 5 with a twist in response to sharp_thinking. I call out Neroknives ,Metal complex, and Stassa23

Today we take 2 non powder steels... 2 very old steels, and put them to the cardboard. Will 154cms Moly content beat out old man 52100? Will the old timer 52100 show us he still has some gas in the tank? Will either steel even cut 10ft? All this and more lol https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

Sharp thinking and Inthepocket I wanna see you guys!

Today we put Spyderco 20cv against Benchmade 20cv. We test both Fine edge retention (shaving sharpness) And "Working Edge" retention (paper slicing sharpness) Benchmades s30v has crushed Spydercos s30v in multiple tests... Will the same apply to 20cv as well? All this and more! Lol https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

Neroknives issues a top 5 knives challenge to some of the YouTube knife guys... I was one of the them. I give my own top 5. Here's my top si... I mean five knives lol

In this test I take 4 "budget" steels and put them head to head in a Fatal Four Way! Lol AUS8, AUS10, 440C AND BD1. I get some results that surprised the fuck outta me. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

There is a common theory that when sharpening high vanadium steels, diamond are a must. With out diamond or CBN the user will experience "Carbide tear out" In this video I take k390... a 9%+ vanadium steel... and do a edge retention test. Once with diamond stones Once with aluminum oxide stones I also go to war with a burr...yea https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

Streamed live on YouTube Nov 26, 2018

A common thought in the knife community is that medium to high carbide steels will have better edge retention with a coarse (low grit finish) edge as opposed to a polished (high grit finish) one. Today I test that theory... with some results I didn't expect. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

In my experience burnt factory edges not only effect edge retention but also edge toughness, stability and strength. In this test I toughness test a Para 3 in s30v with its factory edge, then again after I remove the damage and the "Burnt" edge. Surprising results! BBC stands for "Big Bad Chipmaker"... What else would it mean? Lol https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk

There's not alot of talk about "burnt" edges. In my experience factory edges are far inferior to edges that are hand sharpened. Is this just my amazing sharpening skills lol? Or does the problem lie deeper in the steel? I do a edge retention test on this DPX H.E.S.T. in D2 steel Factory edge , then sharpened 3 times. Interesting results https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IA8Bup15LyghOsmEbEBEaUUlvImh094tVQTSXjNm1-E/edit?usp=drivesdk