In 2000 I bought a single edged Gerber Covert, my first Applegate knife. It was ATS-34, a fine blade that never gave me any problems. But the problem the knife had was that its pivot bolts would get quite loose, and I stripped them out trying to tighten them, being to young and stupid to use loctite or bowstring wax like I do now with my other folders. I sent it in to Gerber for repairs, and despite my asking for repairs and not a new one, they sent me a brand new one, with a double edge and a 154cm blade. The double edge thing pissed me off, because that makes it comparitively lousy at slicing, and no better at stabbing. The one good thing I will say is that the current run of Coverts have an extremely tight, play free lock up, curing my old ones major defect.
The main thing I don't like is the 154cm. My Leatherman Charge has a 154CM blade, and its so brittle that the tip snapped off while carving pine of all things. The gerber of course has a much thicker blade, but I still don't have a lot of faith in it. It seems to me durability should always come before the ability to hold an edge. I'm certainly no blade expert, and maybe my charge's problem was a fluke, but I don't trust 154cm.
So whats the point of this rant? I would just like to know what experiences everybody has had with different blades, and therefor which kinds of blades you prefer.
The main thing I don't like is the 154cm. My Leatherman Charge has a 154CM blade, and its so brittle that the tip snapped off while carving pine of all things. The gerber of course has a much thicker blade, but I still don't have a lot of faith in it. It seems to me durability should always come before the ability to hold an edge. I'm certainly no blade expert, and maybe my charge's problem was a fluke, but I don't trust 154cm.
So whats the point of this rant? I would just like to know what experiences everybody has had with different blades, and therefor which kinds of blades you prefer.