Eafengrow is a rebrander that’s gotten caught lying about their steel content. It’s a dubious practice that should not be rewarded.
The notable exception is that they distribute CH knives on Amazon. The CH knives sold by Eafengrow retain their CH branding and appear to have accurate steel stamps. Still, Eafenrow leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If I want a CH knife, I’ll order it on Aliexpress and wait for the shipping.
Here is the growing spreadsheet of steel tests from LuvThemKnives:
Got the ganzo FH11S in the mail this week. The value is stunning: it’s very well built. Very rigid, no assembly or finishing flaws. Sharp blade.
The flipper is a little bit on the small side, and the detent in locked position is quite tight. You need to press quite hard on the flipper to open it, but the knife always fully opens once it flips open.
I see TwoSun making kives at 4x the cost of Ganzo/Sanrenmu, while both use D2 steel. strange. I wonder how big the difference in quality of those steels is.
Hmm. Doesn’t seem worth it to me. It seems hard to escape from the bottom-tier steel alloys without paying a fortune.
Most are AUS6, AUS8, Sandvik, D2, 8cr13MoV, 440,….
A good quality D2 steel can certainly be one of the better alloys, but you never really know what quality you’re getting. D2 knifes of 150-200USD have an edge retention that’s 2x or 3x as durable as the cheap ones.
They are using supersteels like M390 and S90V on their latest models for a very low price. I got a brand new super nice slipjoint with M390 and titanium and copper on Ebay for only $50! its only twice the price of Ganzo.
Yes, but then sharpening requires a lot more time & skill. For folks who don’t mind hitting the honing rod a few times every so often, AUS8 or 8Cr13MoV can be more pragmatic. 440C seems like a decent compromise. Very good edge retention, but also not a chore to hone.
Early versions on the Ganzo knives were 440C. Mostly the three Digit series, and many of the four digit ones (that started with F or G). Here’s the Ganzo list, if you see something that catches your eye, ask. The G739, G7393 are nice if you don’t mind an axial lock.
Looking to get a couple knives as last-minute Christmas presents for a few guy friends. The last minute timing pretty much means buying through Amazon.
Looking for fairly basic EDC flipping locking knives.
Just got this 35 cm Deba AUS-10 knife. Looks like super quality for the money, paid $35. Didn’t know it was so thick, 7 mm and 0.5 kg. Genuine tree handle, very sharp. Store support also good. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32921760697.html