Thread: EDC Knife

Delica 4 is my favourite edc knife, hands down. I am a fan of plain edge, so you got a better deal from that in my opinion.

I carry a vintage Pen knife from EKA, Eskilstuna, Sweden or a Vic Explorer that I got as a present years ago.

In Denmark they are crazy with there knife restrictions and have a minimum penalty on breaking the knife law: 7 days behind bars.

Usually, I carry in my pocket this small Boker.

I generally edc a spyderco plain edge paramilitary, though I also carry a plain edge calypso junior or serrated native (first generation). I have other knives, but they just don't see the use of those three spydies.

A leatherman micra rides on my keychain.

I carry a Spyderco Military everyday to work. That knife is a workhorse, and the S30V holds a wicked edge. On the weekend it is a toss-up between a Benchmade Deja-Vu and a fullsize Rukus. Again S30V is an incredible steel. I would love to get a razor made from it one day.

S30V has large carbides in it's composition. If you put too thin an edge on it, it chips. It's also difficult to sharpen, so an S30V razor might be hard to use and maintain.

I used to carry a Benchmade 941 or 710. I don't know what happend to the 710. One day it was just gone. The 941 was given to the girl friend so I'm knifeless now.

But I'd rather be knifeless in this case. She's too pretty not to be carrying around something. ANYTHING is better than the cheapy rat tail comb she carries around right now. So I gave her my knife and bought her a can of the meanest, nastiest Pepper Spray I could find.

Thanks for your opinions Wongkonpow, but I have never heard that S30V has large carbides. Also there are already custom makers using this steel for razors so it must have some benefits. S30V is asteel specifically designed for use in knives. It is actually described as having a fine grained microstructure with very uniformly spaced carbides in the martensitic form which provides toughness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. Yes this will cause some difficult sharpening in the 58-59 Rockwell range, but nothing worse than a good straight with a 60-62 Rockwell. Another point is that S30V has an increased transverse toughness which will actually make it less prone to chipping. I hope this will help to clarify for some of the other knife-nuts and steel snobs like me.

Thanks Christopher

Originally Posted by knifenutnky

Thanks for your opinions Wongkonpow, but I have never heard that S30V has large carbides. Also there are already custom makers using this steel for razors so it must have some benefits. S30V is asteel specifically designed for use in knives. It is actually described as having a fine grained microstructure with very uniformly spaced carbides in the martensitic form which provides toughness, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance. Yes this will cause some difficult sharpening in the 58-59 Rockwell range, but nothing worse than a good straight with a 60-62 Rockwell. Another point is that S30V has an increased transverse toughness which will actually make it less prone to chipping. I hope this will help to clarify for some of the other knife-nuts and steel snobs like me.

Thanks Christopher

I have a Robert Williams razor in S30V and Robert told me it was hardened to around HRC 63. It takes more work to hone it than "regular" razors, but once it's honed up it takes a really nice edge. I havn't done any testing regarding how long the edge will last, but so far I'm happy with it's performance.

Thanks for your reply bjorn. I may have been a little off on how hord to sharpen. I had never heard of stainless passing the 60 mark. The S30V knives I have are only about 57-58. I am glad to hear someone with a razor in S30V and likes it chimed in.

Thanks Christopher