High-performance blade steels long have been a major selling point in the knife market, and today’s premium cutting materials maintain that tradition. M390 and CPM S30V, S35VN, S45VN, 20CV, 154 and MagnaCut are just some of the steels popular in the supercharged realm. Regardless of your chosen steel or steels, it’s hard to ignore those of the high-octane variety. Using a knife with one of these state-of-the-art materials is akin to driving a sports car with a souped-up engine. There’s a thrill to using and owning both.
Typically, high-performance blade steels are pretty much standard equipment on a large number of custom and high-end factory knives. Though the steels come with a
