Originally Posted by
bluesman7
I have to agree with Bruno on this one. I'm just finishing a razor in 1095. It's the first time that I've not used 01. I have not honed it yet, so how I like it is yet to be seen, but I came to thinking that the Chromium and Tungsten carbides in the 01 were not helping the edge a bit and just creating an abrasion resistance that I was fighting through all of the post heat treat work and honing. As long as the steel takes a good edge and responds well to stropping, wear resistance is a negative IMO.