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Now, now; no need to beat up on my old toolmaker! He’s not a knife maker by trade, but he’s the absolute finest toolmaker I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. He’s made a number of knives himself and has put edges on my kitchen knives that would make most professional sharpeners blush. I consulted him and he gave me his best answers while qualifying them by advising me that he had not worked with many of the steels I mentioned.
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Sorry, you of course are correct. I just have strong feelings regarding quality knives and have done a great deal of research into metals, their composition, the qualities that are produced by the various elements in knife steel, and tempering.
I really do think D2 is one of the best steels available, it is not stainless, but does not rust terribly easily.
There are a number of other good steels, you won't go wrong with a Benchmade product.