See, thing about that knife is; I can't imagine it being any tougher than SY blades even if it had the same beefy dimensions. It isn't, so it's going to be weaker right off the bat. Edge retention? Are you telling me a guy who drinks his own pee won't find a way to sharpen a knife? I would imagine that this blade is a better slicer than sayyy a Yard Guard, but guess what? When I get ahold whatever animal I'm eating, I'm not going to care how well it cuts medallions. The raggedy steak is coming off the bone and then I'm going to ram a stick through it and cook it. I'm not out there julianning carrots.
Stabby,
That was more or less the point I was making in the ramble I deleted. I started going into the "possible" merits of certain exotic steels for super thin and super sharp kitchen knives, but feel that a knife that is very tough and can hold a decent edge is always better for "Survival Situations" than a knife that holds an incredibly sharp edge, but isn't sufficiently tough.
I know S30v is prone to chipping. I assume ZDP-189 is prone to chipping (never used it or owned it).
I am "guessing" RWL might be along the lines of ZDP - just curious if it is... or not.
Either SR-77 or SR-101 would both, IMO, be more than sufficiently great for a survival knife. They are both VERY tough and able to be sufficiently sharp.
So, regardless of how tough or not RWL may or may not be, I would not justify the price for that knife.
$350 GBP = $712 USD !!!!!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />
On the other hand, I was rambling about always having compromises in different types of steel and in some situations, certain steels are going to be better for certain tasks.
Like certain high end powdered steels being better suited for "julianning carrots". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
That said.... I would never pay $712 for a kitchen knife either!
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