Sal, if you were to bring Cruwear

[twinboysdad]

To another model, which one do you think? Native 5 LW? Manix 2 LW? PM2? Just curious where you are with this coming back, if it comes back? Cruwear is possibly my favorite steel so far

[vivi]

As someone who has never tried Cruwear, what makes it your favorite?

If they still made CW Millies I'd give one a shot.

[i am travvy]

I have the cruwear millie and it is amazing. Wish I still had my manix as well. Oh well. Anyways, it takes a really really nice edge and holds it pretty well. The working edge stays for a long time. It's pretty easy to sharpen. No signs of rust in this humid florida weather. I've taken it fishing with me (saltwater even) many times and has no rust problems. ****, I've even tried forcing a patina on it by using mustard and letting it sit 24 hours and nothing. It's a wonderful steel and I hope there are more models planed for it.

[BTG]

I guess I've gotten used to the grey G10...I'd vote for that to remain the same and as for which knives id go
#1 Manix 2 XL
#2 PM 2
#3 N5

[SpyderNut]

I would like to see another Cruwear run--in anything. I opted out of the Cruwear Millie (regrettably), so another run from Golden would be awesome.

For those who have used Cruwear, how does it compare to M4 and Hap-40, in terms of edge-holding, etc.?

[i am travvy]

Hey Michael, here is my review on it.
M4.. never used m4 but compared to what I see on the forum cruwear seems a little more stainless and easier to sharpen.

Hap40.. no idea but I can compare it to the superblue run. I could get my military to the same level of scary sharp as my superblue delica. That fine edge didn't seem to last quite as long but then again, I use the military a little harder than I did the delica. The working edge seems to last forever on the cruwear.

As far as edge angles and all that, **** if I know lol. I just use my sharpmaker and used what ever angle I needed to make them sharp.

Like I've said earlier, I've used my military out by the ocean, even left mustard on it just to see what would happen and absolutely nothing. The only sign of rusthe I have seen is in the jimping where it's hard to really clean and a slight amount near the pivot. Nothing major, can just use your finger and wipe it away.

[SpyderNut]

Thanks for the info, Travvy. Appreciate that. :) I'm definitely interested in trying some Cruwear. I'd like to see a Native5 in Cruwear or even a YO2 in Cruwear. Heck, even another run of Cruwear Millies would be sweet. :D

[bearfacedkiller]

I have been really hard on Cruwear. It is surprisingly stainless. A Manix2XL or Native5LW would be cool. A Para2 would be amazing!

[animportant]

It's not a stainless steel (10.5% chromium) but has 7% chromium. m4 has 4%, 52100 is around 1%. s90v and s110v is 14%!

It does have a decent resistance to corrosion!

[twinboysdad]

I like Cruwear because it performs like a non stainless tool steel but is stainless and low maintenance

[sal]

We've got something in-the-works in Cruwear. As I remember, it's an exclusive. Can't say more than that.

sal

[CBro]

Sweet!

[Brock O Lee]

Great!

[farnorthdan]

So hope its a Manix2 XL, of course a PM2 would be OK with me too :D

[Cujobob]

It's not a stainless steel (10.5% chromium) but has 7% chromium. m4 has 4%, 52100 is around 1%. s90v and s110v is 14%!

It does have a decent resistance to corrosion!

The % of chromium does not so simply describe how stainless a steel is. ZDP-189 is a perfect example.

I've been aching to try some Cru-wear, can't wait for the exclusive!

[tvenuto]

It's not a stainless steel (10.5% chromium) but has 7% chromium. m4 has 4%, 52100 is around 1%. s90v and s110v is 14%!

It does have a decent resistance to corrosion!

The % of chromium does not so simply describe how stainless a steel is. ZDP-189 is a perfect example.

I've been aching to try some Cru-wear, can't wait for the exclusive!

This is correct. It's a general guideline, sure, but there are exceptions. If the chromium gets locked up in carbide form then it can't react with oxygen and form the passivating film which makes the steel "stainless." "Carbide Precipitation" as it's called, is one of the issues with welding stainless steel (the area around the weld becomes non-stainless).

This is one of the cool things about the PM "supersteels." They can use an amount of vanadium that would be impossible in standard ingot form, since those carbides would aggregate into volumes detrimental to performance. Thus, there is sufficient amount of carbide for wear resistance, while leaving the chromium free for corrosion resistance.

[tvenuto]

That being said, I think the Manix XL would be a great choice for a steel like Cruwear.

[i am travvy]

Oh boy!!!!!! This is exciting!

[bearfacedkiller]

I wiped my Cruwear Military down with isopropyl and then inserted it into a glass of white vinegar for 3 hours and got no perceivable staining. If it did darken I cannot tell at all. I used my Cruwear Manix to cut up a bunch of weeds and brush around the house and then put in in a drawer for about a month without cleaning all the goo off of it and it did start to get some little brown spots on the blade and bevel. They all wiped of with a little metal polish and it is as good as new. While Cruwear is not technically stainless I have thus far seen more staining on S30V than Cruwear.

[i am travvy]

I wiped my Cruwear Military down with isopropyl and then inserted it into a glass of white vinegar for 3 hours and got no perceivable staining. If it did darken I cannot tell at all. I used my Cruwear Manix to cut up a bunch of weeds and brush around the house and then put in in a drawer for about a month without cleaning all the goo off of it and it did start to get some little brown spots on the blade and bevel. They all wiped of with a little metal polish and it is as good as new. While Cruwear is not technically stainless I have thus far seen more staining on S30V than Cruwear.

I've tried apple cider vinegar, mustard, leaving it in an orange, nothing. I did see where someone took a cruwear manix blade and put it in boiling apple cider vinegar and got a patina from that. But it really is a lot more stain resistant than people think.