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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1348150" data-attributes="member: 7123">Deer Slayer says that he uses ATS34 exclusively and won&#039;t consider anything else, which is of course a stainless steel.&nbsp; But man, if he can get a knife that hard and sharp, I&#039;d love to know what would happen if he put that hardness and edge on an O1 or D2 tool steel, or even a premium stainless like S30V - instead of 3 elephants, it could do 6 before needing sharpening!&nbsp; With S30V, they&#039;d be a lot more expensive, but with a tool steel, I don&#039;t think they would - they just wouldn&#039;t be as corrosion resistant.&nbsp; It also may not be possible to get S30V that sharp - not sure.&nbsp; D2 has a lot of chromium so it&#039;s *almost* a stainless steel, but has significantly-superior edge-retention qualities than ats34.&nbsp; But it won&#039;t take a high polish and give you that hunter bling bling in your sheath.I really want one of these -&nbsp; you sacrifice some toughness to get that extreme level of hardness, but that&#039;s fine, because that&#039;s not what they&#039;re for (hard use) - they&#039;re for skinning/butchering, where you want the hardness / edge-holding ability above all else.&nbsp; I&#039;ll have to talk the man and see if a tool steel is doable.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you wipe them after use and put a little oil on, you don&#039;t really need the stainless steel.Man, I *must* have the &quot;Boner&quot; - that&#039;s just too good.&nbsp; <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1348150, member: 7123"] Deer Slayer says that he uses ATS34 exclusively and won't consider anything else, which is of course a stainless steel. But man, if he can get a knife that hard and sharp, I'd love to know what would happen if he put that hardness and edge on an O1 or D2 tool steel, or even a premium stainless like S30V - instead of 3 elephants, it could do 6 before needing sharpening! With S30V, they'd be a lot more expensive, but with a tool steel, I don't think they would - they just wouldn't be as corrosion resistant. It also may not be possible to get S30V that sharp - not sure. D2 has a lot of chromium so it's *almost* a stainless steel, but has significantly-superior edge-retention qualities than ats34. But it won't take a high polish and give you that hunter bling bling in your sheath. I really want one of these - you sacrifice some toughness to get that extreme level of hardness, but that's fine, because that's not what they're for (hard use) - they're for skinning/butchering, where you want the hardness / edge-holding ability above all else. I'll have to talk the man and see if a tool steel is doable. If you wipe them after use and put a little oil on, you don't really need the stainless steel. Man, I *must* have the "Boner" - that's just too good. :) [/QUOTE]

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