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[@ocelblack9823]

Abrasion Resistant actually means Hard to Sharpen, Hardness is directly proportional to Brittleness and Corrosion Resistance is important to people who mistreat and neglect their tools. People spend a lot of money on knives because they don't really know what they want to use their knife to do, there isn't any perfect knife for every possible job or no kitchen would have more than one.

[@markhamilton3215]

well said Ocel Black ! but the most important part for me is a FLAT spine right to the tip , fixed , and 1095 (so easy to sharpen). its my only blade that cost me under $30-40 thirty years ago and the ONLY one i will ever need for my wilderness need. (camping /trekking) so so solid and i blued mine.

[@DDDYLN]

I have mostly carbon steel knives. I do have to oil them about every 3 months I bought 1 knife with CPM-3V, for a little better corrosion resistance. I'm not sure I'm buying one of these super stainless steel knives. CPM-3V, while not being truly stainless, is tougher than all the fancy stainless steels, and won't really rust unless you don't wipe it dry. It certainly wouldn't make a good dive knife. Still, if I was in a survival situation, I'm pretty sure I'd want my Ontario SP10 Marine Raider Bowie in 1075 steel. That knife is nearly indestructible.

[@randallkelley3599]

1095 will not keep a keen edge as long as specialty steels, just won't. But (a big but), is strength. (For me), strength is important. I can sharpen my steel at night, but not much good if it is broken in half. And for me a small hatchet is good for splitting wood. Save the blade for blade stuff, is my feeling. For my folding knives I really like M-390, zdp-189, M-4, s-90, etc.

[@markhamilton3215]

never experienced any flaw splitting 6" lugs with my 9.5 1095 fixed blade , never ! and so easy to get a razor sharp edge on it on the field in couples of minutes. the only draw is its easy to rust , but with proper care you will never get a micron of rust on the knife ever. (mine is 30 years old one)

[@DDDYLN]

@@markhamilton3215 Ontario switched all their 1095 knives to 1075 for a reason. 1095 is very difficult to properly heat treat. Only a few knife manufacturers can treat it such that it isn't very brittle. 1075 is a lot more forgiving. It won't hold an edge as long, but I prefer it for a knife I'm going to beat on.

[@MV-df8jl]

What are you doing that you’re breaking your knife in half? A knife is not a prying tool, get a pry bar for that, use the appropriate tool for the job.

[@DDDYLN]

@@MV-df8jl if a knife is all you have, or all you can carry, it's important to be able to do these tasks. I've been wilderness backpacking a lot in my life. I have yet to see someone carry an axe with them, because they're too damn heavy.

[@outlawgt3045]

1095 breaks like glass.. It's all hype

[@randallkelley3599]

For $30, the Glock blade is pretty darn hard to beat.

[@greybone777]

I was wondering what people thought about that one. I like mine. 👍

[@DDDYLN]

I bought the Glock knife, and returned it. If you have XXL hands, it just doesn't work. The grip is also quite slippery, but that can be fixed. For most people, it's one of the best knives for the money. Unfortunately, they no longer sell the flat back version. You can only get the sawback version these days.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

Where is it made tho?

[@theeddorian]

Holding an edge, retaining one are excellent properties, but putting an edge on is also really important if you actually use a knife. Some steels that come from the factory with a terrific edge are a PTA to sharpen once they need sharpening. The steel you want also depends on whether you use and maintain the knife yourself, or take it, or send it somewhere for maintenance.

[@markhamilton3215]

well said theeddorian. Im not a behind the desk trekker (when I was much young) and still have my 1095 fixed blade that NEVER EVER let me down and was a dream to sharpen and get a RAZOR sharp edge like any others blade my fellows had with them. Cheap and EXTREMELY reliable steel. In fact U.S. Military still make fixed blade from 1095 theses days and MANY (not most) Operators still prefer to use the 1095 for its sharpening capability.

[@DDDYLN]

Agreed. I just bought a CPM-3V Cold Steel SRK. I might return it, because it will be so difficult to sharpen.

[@TheBootyWrangler]

Meh now that pocket diamond stones are a thing I don’t feel this holds very true, I’ve field sharpened m390 at this point no problem

[@mrkrucks724]

He's a know Nothing POS !

[@generator6946]

Any South American Machete cut down to a 5 inch knife is really all you need. It’s EASY to keep sharp and you’ll have to work hard to break one!

[@KnivesSurvival]

I agree my friend . I just bought a Joker Nomad from spain! Wow im impressed very nice knife.

[@generalrodcocker1018]

this ka-bar stuff isn‘t worth the money. they are toys

[@OffgridVictory]

Sootch had a shout-out on your old ghetto Rambo 🔪 knife 😂. By the way, I love your knife. Although, it’s become a safe queen 👸.

[@TheModernSurvivalist]

Send him my regards! Id love to do a live stream with him one day but I cant seem to reach him. Yeah, ironically enough, that cheap rambo knife is now a safe queen for me due to sentimental value, while I beat and abuse on knives costing several hundred usd without a second thought 😅

[@mikedalton268]

The arguments over what steel seem so childish to me. Give me a $20 Mora. All you need is to know how to sharpen it and know how to take care of it and use it for what it was meant for. Just pick what you want and who cares.

[@John5.56]

A lot of it is argumentative just for the sake of argument lol. There are a lot of differences in steel and it depends on what you plan to use the knife for what steel you’ll lean towards. A lot of people tend to overlook the heat treating and geometry of the knife. Bottom line is it’s all preference.

[@jonathangarzon2798]

Moras have the most retarded following. They are cheap poor designed knives for people that whittle twigs and there are dozens of videos showing them fail during realistic hard use, yet you guys still don't understand "broken knife bad"

[@Saint696Anger]

you love the Glock knife. You should check out the Victorinox multi-tool it's my favorite

[@concealmenttraining9371]

You want toughness for a survival knife. 1095 is very low in toughness thats why manufacturers like Esee keeps it soft. Large survival knives will mostly be used on non abrasives like wood where dulling happens due to Apex damage not wear. Steels like 5160 and A8mod would be good choices as they have high levels of toughness at 58/59hrc and very easy to sharpen. Sharpen ability is important.

[@TheModernSurvivalist]

we also need to have another look at what "soft" means. 1095 at 55 HRC would be considered soft by todays market, but thats a market that for over 90% of its population doesnt use the thing much at all, let alone know how to sharpen a knife. 56-57 HRC is as high as Id go for a 1095 survival blade, its not a tank but consideralby toughter than 58 or 60, it will hold an edge or and it will be pretty easy to sharpen.

[@concealmenttraining9371]

@@TheModernSurvivalist they use 1095 because it's cheap and available. 1095 is low in toughness regardless of hardness. 5160 and A8mod at 59hrc will be almost 4 times tougher. Harder Apex means better edge stability at a lower edge angle. Higher toughness steels hold there edges longer on non abrasives like wood, they tend to roll whereas 1095 chips unless you keep the edge angle high or ad a micro bevel. 1095 is just not ideal... it is what it is.

[@jonathangarzon2798]

​@@TheModernSurvivalistpeople who don't know how to sharpen knives are not able to survive, starting a fire and finding food are more complex than sharpening, so they aren't a consideration to the subject at hand, obviously.

[@ventura1893]

Cold Steel spear Polin Bowie ,is basic strong and works for most tasks ,

[@mrdarren1045]

IMO 1095 would be much better with a good, well applied patina rather than those horrible epoxy finishes. They're plain awful.

[@bigjoe805]

QUESTION; Fernando , what’s your opinion of the US Marine knife/bayonet ?

[@TheModernSurvivalist]

seems like an improvement over the m9 imo, dont have one but looks like a sound design

[@DDDYLN]

CPM-3V is an excellent survival knife steel. Unfortunately, it's very expensive. It's partially stainless, and as tough or tougher than 1095. From what I've heard, rust can be easily removed with a rag. The only aspect that gives me pause, is having to sharpen it. Some people say it sharpens easily, some say it's very tough to sharpen. All that said, I'm not sure sharpening and rust matter that much for a survival knife. A survival knife is meant to keep you alive for 1 to 2 weeks at the most, until you get rescued, or you're able to rescue yourself. IMO, a survival knife should be a long, thick spined fixed blade, made out of a steel that's as indestructible as it gets. 1075-1085 or CPM-3V would be my choices. Combined with a quality multi tool, you can do pretty much anything, self defense included. If you want to live in the woods like a mountain man, your knife choice might be different.

[@DDDYLN]

There's a lack of survival knives in AUS-8 and AUS-10. I've been looking for a fixed blade in AUS-10 for a long time. All I can find is folders. Cold Steel used to make a great SRK in AUS-8, but they discontinued it. Steel Will Is the only other company I can find with a reasonably thick AUS-8 survival knife. There's something to be said for a low maintenance blade that rolls instead of chips, and is easy to resharpen.

[@clownworldresidentii5184]

CS sells some survival knives in VG-10 which is comparable to AUS-10A

[@DDDYLN]

@@clownworldresidentii5184 from the research I've done, VG-10 is a bit harder, and more prone to chipping. Don't get me wrong, VG-10 is a great steel, depending on your application. I wanted just 1 stainless, bend-but-don't-break knife, that is easy to sharpen in the field. Most of my knives are high carbon steel, which require oiling every 3-4 months, and will rust in a wet environment. They're by far better than stainless survival knives, but it's good to have 1 good one in the trunk/tailgate of your vehicle.

[@MadM0nkey]

Survival Lilly sells a survival knife in Aus 8.... expensive for that steel, but JoeX approves wholeheartedly apparently

[@DDDYLN]

@@MadM0nkey I wanted the Survival Lilly knife. It was a bit out of my price range, so I settled for the Steel Will Argonaut 800.

[@MadM0nkey]

@@DDDYLN I think the revised schrade survival knife (reckon it's called I think) now comes in Aus 8 as well ...pretty inexpensive too

[@mistersmith3986]

80CRV2 is better 👍

[@EdcKnives]

What sucks everything is made with 1095 taking so many knife options off market! In my opinion the worst most used and overpriced knife steel! You can find fixed blade knives with 1095 in the hundreds of dollars!

[@jonathangarzon2798]

The price of a knife is more than metal composition bud. It's like complaining that a Porsche costs more than a Toyota Corolla even though they both are cars with motors

[@EdcKnives]

@@jonathangarzon2798 lol so you think Porsche uses lower quality parts than the low end Toyota’s? Glad you were able to help clarify 😂

[@markhamilton3215]

Kabar is crap. my blade have a spine of 5mm no joke !

[@nikolaydimitrov-nikodimi]

1. None of the blades presented in this video was a survival knife. 2. The 1095 is one of the best survival steels because you can sharpen it on a brick and it is tough as hell. 3. Edge retention and corrosion resistance have nothing to do with a survival situation. I don't give a shit, if the knife is rusted and I give a shit if the knife is broken when I try to not-die.

[@jonathangarzon2798]

A genuine consideration that steel snobs don't understand.

[@steveharaldson7518]

Survival knives are specialized. NO howle grind! Easy to sharpen is a plus. Esse has been used for decades for a good reason.

[@mrdarren1045]

'ESEE' not esse hasn't been around for decades

[@toiletpaper5770]

@@mrdarren1045 petty ass

[@barrydneedham]

On the high order of importance it really doesn't matter. Your survival knife is what you have with you when you need to survive. Choose wisely.

[@mrdarren1045]

That's such a cheesy cliche. The knife you have on you will be the one you chose.

[@johnsmithfakename8422]

Survival knife steel ... OK this is an interesting subject and my thoughts are a bit complicated. The steel needs a minimum of 8% chromium (or 7% with CPM), and sub 1.2% carbon. The steel needs to have high toughness, good edge holding, and resist rusting My preferred Survival knife steels, CPM-3V, CPM-Cru Wear, AEB-L, AUS-8 (Not 8Cr13MoV because of bad quality control), 14C28N. I am surprised that 1095 is as popular as it is, I am also surprised that 8670 is not as popular as I want

[@TheModernSurvivalist]

1055 is a hell of a stee tool..😁

[@Cloudstrife112233]

​@@TheModernSurvivalistNot the best for knives, but it makes a killer axe or hatchet.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

It's easy to clean 1095 if close to a natural water source, pick up some sand from the riverbed and lightly scrub, removes rust and anything else.

[@mrdarren1045]

1095 is pretty shit tbh. In the past few years much much better steels have been developed. 3v for ex kicks 1095s arse on every level

[@natureme2392]

Vg 10 not proper steel for survival knife

[@mrdarren1045]

Tell fallkiven that

[@isildurelendurion1822]

1095 was the best 60 plus years ago.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

And still is as far as I'm concerned.

[@Pointman-LiveWire]

1095 is goat

[@johnnyra2437]

What?! 1095 is much tougher than N690! I will take an Esee 5 or 6 or TOPS 107C over your knife any day. On a toughness scale of 1-10, N690 is a 4 while 1095 is a 7! Furthermore, your stainless steels are far more brittle than carbon steels! While your stainless steels will snap under pressure while a properly differentially heat-treated carbon steel, like 1095, will flex and return to true. As for rusting, it very easy to oil or wax carbon steel to keep it from doing so.

[@mrdarren1045]

For those of us who live in very wet or humid countries you could oil your 01 or 1095 every day and it will still rust. I live in North West England and it is very wet here. I don't go for stainless steels but I also avoid high carbon. For my needs tool steels like A2 or sleipner seem to fall into a happy medium. But if lived in a drier climate I'd also probably stick with a good heat treated a 1095.