Blue Steel V Stainless Knives

KMRLLC

What steel do you pros prefer in your knives?

CrpntrFrk

I prefer blue steel. They are not as stiff as stainless so it is easier to feather your mud. I do make sure to use some Water Displacement 40th formula after I use them to keep them from rusting.

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Al Taper

I have both sets of knife in my tool bag. I like stainless for bead and blue for flats and butts. Sometimes iam in a stainless mood and or times Iam in a blue mood.

stp57

Well, to be an arse, I have to say that only the blue steel is actually "steel". Stainless has no steel in it, only nickle & aluminum, I believe.
Steve

Tony M

Stainless everything. Can't be doing with rusty marks everywhere.

Celtic

Stainless.

For the minimal amount of patchwork I do, I rather not waste time cleaning rust off the tool.

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Muddauber

Blue for me. I could never get stainless to "breack in " right.

MeatBallDryWall

Blue here also. stainless! A lil WD40 after each use works like a charm.

IHI

used blue for years and once i got my hands on stainless knives have never looked back, just had to modify technique a wee bit have honestly have no problems feathering edges with the stiffer blade now.

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thom

Actually, steel is an alloy, not an element. Stainless has no iron in it but it is still steel.


EDIT OK, Malco has corrected me. If it has NO iron in it it's properly called Inconel. If it has a reduced iron content it's stainless. Stainless contains (in addition to Iron) Nickel, Chromiium, Cargon, Manganese, Silicon, Nitrogen(in some). Some Iconel contains small amounts of Iron.

If you really care, Malco has provided the chart in the following link along with his demand that I correct the erroneous information I provided. Apparently Malco feels that, at a minimum, a contractor should have advanced degrees in Chemistry and Materials Science. Mine is only a lowly MBA.

http://www.sv.vt.edu/classes/MSE2094...es/nicrfe.html

MALCO.New.York

Blue!!!

And that Includes "In The Kitchen"!

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Norrrrrrrrrrrrm

I have a 14'' blue and get mad everytime I use it because of the rust. It is a bit of a hassle to spray it EVERYTIME it is used. I have ss from 4''-12''.The ss is so easy to clean and take care of and I am happy with them. When I see a 14 ss it will be replacing ol' blue.

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EricTheHandyman

All stainless except for my 4", I haven't found a stainless 4" with the right flex

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MeatBallDryWall

IMO the stainless takes more pressure & for "me" makes my hands/arms,etc hurt moreso than a nice, broken in Ole Blu I have a bunch of old 6's that I can almost fold in half.

stp57

Thanks Thom,
Good info on steel.
Steve

ajpepe72

Ive just bought a new 6" stainless for flexes, fed up with normal steel ones snapping at the hilt after about a year (the worst part of this is that they are nicely broken in, and then...snap)
stainless does feel very stiff at the moment though.