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Favorite Blade Steel?

There are a lot of different blade steels out there today. Some blade steels are better suited for certain tasks and others are all around great performers, What is your favorite blade steel? What is the steel that you have for EDC blades? What are the characteristics that you look for most is a blade steel?

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by D ale on February 7, 2013 at 21:53

Eric Mohler said:

I noticed that all my osprey are stamped seki but most osprey pocket knives that I see elsewhere

are not.

The SEKI stamping is probably for Seki, Japan .. a geographical location .. not steel type. Which .. imo .. indicates yours were produced in SEKI, Japan. The others were manufactured .. we know not where.

Eric Mohler said:

Is it common for a knife maker to use different steel from different places to make the

same type of knife?

It is common for manufacturers to use material that is readily available. Therefore, should a "brand" have manufacturing facilities in multiple countries, a difference in materials may result.

Should a brand simply "farm out" the manufacturing process to multiple suppliers .. they generally issue specifications ..to include: material, hardness, finish, etc. There still exists a lack of control.