@davebrune4001 I have a Carbon V Hudson Bay Scalper and a Red River Skinner, I love them. They're quite thin but very tough, and take a great edge. They only made them for 1995. They were meant for the blackpowder and buckskinner folks, but they cost too much to make. Carbon V and made in USA. What's not to love?
It's amusing that the cpm 3v , has a chip in the blade at the beginning of the test. Cpm 3v , was touted as the newest super steel . It was not . Thanks for your video and all the best.
@@donne9768Chicago Knife Works has some of the best prices on Joker knives. Midway USA can also have insane discounts. I picked up the CS Gurkha Plus Kukri in 3v for $220 during a Midway sale and had a coupon code. Amazon can be competitive, but not when you have to pay $20-30 in taxes.
Nice test. However, I'm really disappointed that you didn't include the San Mai III version in this test! O1 is pretty old school, so a CPM3V vs San Mai III shootout would have been awesome. I'm saying this because I'm predicting that my San Mai III edge will outlast me comfortably! The Cold Steel TH-cam Pro-mo video is an amazing demonstration ! They do over a thousand cuts on thick hemp rope, until eventually they run out of rope, and muscled men, in their quest to destroy the edge, and failed! Any chance you could do it? Cheers mate!
I bought the O1 18 years ago for $135, now I want a 3V! Coldsteel does a great job on their 3V heat treatment. I have Coldsteel 3V in the Master Hunter, Master Tanto, and the Magnum Tanto in addition to many of their folders in CPM-S35VN.
Very nice. I have the trailmaster in 3v obviously lol. But also the master hunter. Master tanto. And the zero tolerance 0006. Good stuff. And today I did an edge retention test between the 3v master hunter and the s35vn esee 4. Will be posting it tomorrow
I just picked up the Trail Master 3V from midway for $246, and got an additional 10% off for registering my email. So it came out to $223 plus tax with free delivery. Can't wait to fondle this bad boy!
Love me some Carbon V Trailmasters, SRKs and Master Hunters. 3 American made Carbon V Trailmasters, including one with factory Stag handle cost as much in 1980 as the Taiwan made CPM3V costs now for one. So happy I got in on the ground floor.
@@MrGratefulEd I bought the 1st version of the Carbon V Trailmaster without the cut out for your finger. The stag handle model was in the case right next to it and I passed it up because of the price. Little did I know CS would discontinue that model.
O1 is a very old steel that has fair edge retention, but sharpens easily even on basic stones. 3V is tool steel on steroids. I like it, but not as much Cru-Wear or PGK.
2 types of paper that work well are now rare ; old telephone book pages & newsprint. Cash register receipts are acceptable bit too small for videos with large bowies. Didn't know poly rope was such a duller.
Never knew Cold steel used O1 in their knives. Now I'm curious and want to buy one. Been curious about the performance of that steel since early 2000's when Mad Dog started to use O1 on their knives, (which are priced beyond lunacy, with a typical knife priced at $2000 and some knives priced at $8,000, for oil hardened differentially tempered O1. Couldn't justify the price even if it was made from platinum). But controversy started when some of his blades started to chip, massive chips the size of half of a dime knocked out of blade edges. Some blamed the heat treatment where the edge was hardened to 63-64rc. Which is way to high. Others insisted he change the steel to A2. Personally I was on the fence and never believed that A2 is tougher than O1. Everything about the composition told me O1 should be tougher at very least equal to A2, but not weaker. So I doubt changing steels would have changed anything if he kept the edge at 64rc with A2. I have plenty of experience with A2 but never had anything in O1. And this trail master looks awesome actually prefer the leather wrap handle and brass fittings over all stainless and rubber. If anyone here has experience in A2 and O1 would love to hear your opinion on which you prefer and why and is there a difference in toughness between the two. They are fairly close on charpy impact values right about 50- 55 joules, so I think it ultimately comes down to which ever one has the optimal heat treatment.
@@peterbiltknifeguy A2 holds an edge longer and is a bit tougher than O1, but they're both decent steels. The bushcrafters love their O1 because it's an upgrade from 1095, but it still throws sparks off the spine with a rock. Don't know why that's so important anymore. I've never seen one of them say they had to do that to start a fire. I carry a flint and steel if I want to do primitive fire, but to each their own I guess.
@@peterbiltknifeguy Oh, I will most likely not watch anymore of your videos. Seeing how you don't know much about paper nor sharpness. But I had to make a comment about that ridiculous conclusion you came to, regarding the paper. I mean, it was very ignorant, sorry to say.
That combination of CPM3V steel with the bowie blade shape is really good!
The 3V is nice, but the O1 version you modified is art.
Great demonstration comparing those!! That 3v is great stuff for sure!!
It sure is! Thanks big j
Love that trailmaster dude!
I bought mine in 88 first gen carbon it's a beastly blade and always close at hand..🔥🗡
Nice!!
@davebrune4001 I have a Carbon V Hudson Bay Scalper and a Red River Skinner, I love them. They're quite thin but very tough, and take a great edge. They only made them for 1995. They were meant for the blackpowder and buckskinner folks, but they cost too much to make. Carbon V and made in USA. What's not to love?
@@sopwithcamelus Perfectly said..awesome collectable blades for a reason ..cheers brother..😎👊🏻
My SRK3V is a Lazer Blade too!! Killer blades&killer vid!!
Thank you
It's amusing that the cpm 3v , has a chip in the blade at the beginning of the test. Cpm 3v , was touted as the newest super steel . It was not .
Thanks for your video and all the best.
Price has come down to $283 at Amazon.
I paid about the same for mine.
$250 total from Chicago Knife Works (no tax)
@@thecrazyfilipino Still too rich for my blood, but they're coming down.
@@donne9768Chicago Knife Works has some of the best prices on Joker knives. Midway USA can also have insane discounts. I picked up the CS Gurkha Plus Kukri in 3v for $220 during a Midway sale and had a coupon code. Amazon can be competitive, but not when you have to pay $20-30 in taxes.
Nice test.
However, I'm really disappointed that you didn't include the San Mai III version in this test! O1 is pretty old school, so a CPM3V vs San Mai III shootout would have been awesome.
I'm saying this because I'm predicting that my San Mai III edge will outlast me comfortably!
The Cold Steel TH-cam Pro-mo video is an amazing demonstration ! They do over a thousand cuts on thick hemp rope, until eventually they run out of rope, and muscled men, in their quest to destroy the edge, and failed!
Any chance you could do it?
Cheers mate!
No need to be disappointed
th-cam.com/video/XGrtVROCrV8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=wnM8AH5m42phZbyv
Do it with thick computer paper
I bought the O1 18 years ago for $135, now I want a 3V! Coldsteel does a great job on their 3V heat treatment. I have Coldsteel 3V in the Master Hunter, Master Tanto, and the Magnum Tanto in addition to many of their folders in CPM-S35VN.
Very nice. I have the trailmaster in 3v obviously lol. But also the master hunter. Master tanto. And the zero tolerance 0006. Good stuff. And today I did an edge retention test between the 3v master hunter and the s35vn esee 4. Will be posting it tomorrow
I just picked up the Trail Master 3V from midway for $246, and got an additional 10% off for registering my email. So it came out to $223 plus tax with free delivery. Can't wait to fondle this bad boy!
When did you buy the O1 version? You have to account for inflation.
My original CS Trailmaster in Carbon V outperforms both O1 and CPM3V.
Love me some Carbon V Trailmasters, SRKs and Master Hunters. 3 American made Carbon V Trailmasters, including one with factory Stag handle cost as much in 1980 as the Taiwan made CPM3V costs now for one. So happy I got in on the ground floor.
@@MrGratefulEd I bought the 1st version of the Carbon V Trailmaster without the cut out for your finger. The stag handle model was in the case right next to it and I passed it up because of the price. Little did I know CS would discontinue that model.
Great testing as that propelyne rope is a destroyer of laser edges....LOL...Good vid....Good stuff....
Lol. Thanks Scott.
Lol I miss you 😂
@@SteinzVsKnives I miss everybody like a hole in da head....LOL....
@@scottf.3808 lmao 🤣
The trailmaster costs $660,- over here in the Netherlands. I better buy a few other knifes for it.
$269 at chicago knife works 🎉
O1 is a very old steel that has fair edge retention, but sharpens easily even on basic stones.
3V is tool steel on steroids.
I like it, but not as much Cru-Wear or PGK.
hey man, did you get the knife with the stacked leather? or did you send that out to someone to ahve it done?
@@Saberlus I actually did the work myself.
@@peterbiltknifeguy do you have pictures of the process? Would you be willing to share, or possibly do one for me that way
@@Saberlus I believe I showed pictures in a video. I’ll look for it
Nice
$~200 for CPM3v, AND San Mai vg1...love story..!
What did you use to patinate that rehandled trailmaster’s blade?
Mustard
Thanks, looks beautiful. Good job.
@@PTSDexplosion thank you. I also used a rubber sauce brush to dab it on. Gave it that look
2 types of paper that work well are now rare ; old telephone book pages & newsprint. Cash register receipts are acceptable bit too small for videos with large bowies. Didn't know poly rope was such a duller.
It probably helps that the rope is 1”
@@peterbiltknifeguy oh yeah !
Never knew Cold steel used O1 in their knives. Now I'm curious and want to buy one. Been curious about the performance of that steel since early 2000's when Mad Dog started to use O1 on their knives, (which are priced beyond lunacy, with a typical knife priced at $2000 and some knives priced at $8,000, for oil hardened differentially tempered O1. Couldn't justify the price even if it was made from platinum). But controversy started when some of his blades started to chip, massive chips the size of half of a dime knocked out of blade edges. Some blamed the heat treatment where the edge was hardened to 63-64rc. Which is way to high. Others insisted he change the steel to A2.
Personally I was on the fence and never believed that A2 is tougher than O1. Everything about the composition told me O1 should be tougher at very least equal to A2, but not weaker. So I doubt changing steels would have changed anything if he kept the edge at 64rc with A2. I have plenty of experience with A2 but never had anything in O1. And this trail master looks awesome actually prefer the leather wrap handle and brass fittings over all stainless and rubber. If anyone here has experience in A2 and O1 would love to hear your opinion on which you prefer and why and is there a difference in toughness between the two. They are fairly close on charpy impact values right about 50- 55 joules, so I think it ultimately comes down to which ever one has the optimal heat treatment.
No experience with a2. But I do love the o1
@@peterbiltknifeguy A2 holds an edge longer and is a bit tougher than O1, but they're both decent steels. The bushcrafters love their O1 because it's an upgrade from 1095, but it still throws sparks off the spine with a rock. Don't know why that's so important anymore. I've never seen one of them say they had to do that to start a fire. I carry a flint and steel if I want to do primitive fire, but to each their own I guess.
CPM-3V > VG10 > A2 > O1 > SK5
Your new knife now has a serrated blade with that chip .
I just bought it on Amazon for $276.
If 3v doesn't dominate there is something wrong.
Right
🇺🇸🤘🏼🇺🇸🤘🏼🇺🇸🤘🏼
Broh the paper doesn't suck, the edge is not sharp enough to go through it. Like what are you talking about.
If you don’t like the way I do things feel free to not watch 👍
@@peterbiltknifeguy lol broh, whatever. Smh
@@peterbiltknifeguy Oh, I will most likely not watch anymore of your videos. Seeing how you don't know much about paper nor sharpness. But I had to make a comment about that ridiculous conclusion you came to, regarding the paper. I mean, it was very ignorant, sorry to say.
@@ThomasfromDenmark1 peace ✌️ don’t care and won’t miss ya
@@peterbiltknifeguy Right back at you. 😊
It wasn't the paper, the blade dulled my friend😂😂
O-1 is not prawn to chip compare with other steels.
O1 steel ..rule....old school.....stainless is for kitchen
3v is tool steel and far superior to o1
@@DjrWalsh +1 to infinity!
Maybe learn how to cut paper?
Maybe keep your mouth closed