Spyderco’s CPM® S110V® Family
Spyderco has a close relationship with Crucible® Industries, the manufacturers of many of the steels we use in our knives. When Crucible developed CPM S110V stainless steel a few years ago, they sent us some for testing. As one of the industry leaders in “pushing the envelope” of blade steels, we jumped at the chance and eagerly put CPM S110V through its paces. In addition to testing every aspect of the steel’s performance in finished knives, we also evaluated its machinability, consistency in heat treating, surface finish, and overall behavior as a manufacturing material. When the dust settled, we really liked the steel and welcomed the opportunity to do more with it.
As soon as CPM S110V became...