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NW Iowa | You would be better off with the kershaw emerson if you are going to be rough on it.
The automatics have a precision blade that is super sharp,
you don't want to use it as a screwdriver... Hand sharpen only especially the infidel.
But since its a 60-62hrc it will hold and edge. D2 tool steel
The high carbon is always that way.
The emerson 6074OLBLK is what i would carry. Sharpen it on a grinding wheel if you want.
8Cr14MoV steel
https://kershaw.kaiusa.com/cqc-5k.html
AUS-8, easy to sharpen, will take a really sharp edge, but will need maintenance, nice choice for a well used EDC like any of the Sog Arc-locks
154CM - Nice hard steel, capable of a hair popping edge on a thin blade. Medium sharpening difficult, but it holds the edge well.
VG-10 - In my opinion, VG-10 is still near the top of the heap, but I have more edge chipping with VG-10 than any other steel. Its hard, its sharp, but its relatively brittle in my use. Still love it.
8Cr14MoV - For the knives that come with it, you get a nice blade for the cost. Its a vast improvement over most American carbon steel knives of the same price range. Excellent using knife, refining the edge after use is rather simple.
S30V - Hard as nails to sharpen, hard as nails to dull. I love this stuff, but sharpening it requires the patience of a zen master. If you have trouble sharpening knives, stay away. If you can make a butter knife slice molecules, go buy 5.
D2 - Bar none the hardest steel to sharpen I've found, if you want a steel thats just a hair wimpier than Wolverines skeleton, get a big chopper made with D2. Assuming you can get an edge on it, you'll love it. Same story as S30V - not for the sharpening challenged.
A-2 - The sleeper of the bunch
Edited by Massey1155 12/13/2025 18:11
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