"VG10 Steel Reality Check" by Nutnfancy

Check out how Spyderco's excellent VG10 steel does up in the snow. A multi-day test might be better but this is a realistic occurrence that happened on its own during my "Glacier Call" outing. The demo blade is the much loved (by me at least!) Delica 4 FFG. Many steels rust up here...I know from my own experience and you will see how Cr0cket20's Spyderco Tenacious 8Cr13Mov steel takes a "vulcan hit" with these conditions. Put these knives in a jungle or salty environment and it's even worse. Not that VG10 won't rust, it will just like all steel if neglected long term. But its 14-15.5% Chromium content elevates it above some other steels in this regard. And yet VG10 (especially Spyderco's) retains excellent and fine edge holding characteristics (.95 to 1.05% Carbon content), has good toughness (.90 to 1.2% Molybdenum), and still is easy sharpening. It will cost more that other options but as you see here in the snow, it may be worth it. This is why I term VG10 an outstanding "wilderness steel."

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[Themisfitboys]

vg-10 vs s30v?

[TaskForceSixTwoSix]

There's a vid on youtube where a dude put a bunch of different knives in a tub of water for over 24 hours. This was one of the knives he put in. None of them really rusted after 27 hours besides a very high carbon custom knife. He then added a ton of salt to the water and after about 5 hours he saw just a hint of discolorization on the tip of the Delica which he wiped off with his finger. The other knives had more rust or about the same. So rest assured that VG10 is very rust resistant.

[mr1hanky]

@TaskForceSixTwoSix yes because when you put a steel underwater it doesnt rust as fast as if you put it on snow because underwater is less air to react with the water and the steel to build rust

[mudshrimpmoe]

@awsomeknifes It's a quick deploy "trick" to emulate the functionality of the Emerson Wave. Search on Emerson Wave or zip-tie mod and you'll find plenty of info.

[awsomeknifes]

i have one question why is there a zip tie in the spidie hole

[S30Vstainless]

@Themisfitboys s30v

[RIDERsxv]

@equitably

I have had a D2 Benchmade get rust spots after 6 hrs, due to sweat.

[Danthesoccer]

@Kylef7735 They could see the scratch marks, and slight indents it made into the steel on its edges (the width of a ziptie) and could tell. They could also see the unusual abuse to the spring that it cause.

[PrimericanIdol]

OVER 9000 ft elevation!

[Vudo865]

@equitably fair enough

[equitably]

@Vudo865 True. But then, I never bought 'made in China' either, when it comes to knives.