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Originally Posted by rc_p120
AUS8 is definitely a good steel for a knife. Most of my pocket knives I use pretty hard at work are AUS8a, and they hold an edge pretty well and they are easy to sharpen. You wont have to be leaving over a block sharpening all day.
It's a good mid to high end steel. But S30v, 154cm and VG-10 are better but more expensive.
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Well, the sharpening times are moot. It's either your sharpen once for 2 months, or sharpen every week. Either way, it's a pain.
440C, and AUS8a seem to be very good low-budget knives, but the S30Vs, and 154CMs are becoming cheap very quickly.. so, I'd keep an eye out.