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Cru Forge V is simply an excellent steel. The knife makers didn't get on the bandwagon when it came out, and so Crucible decided it wasn't worth their effort any longer. I think it was discontinued right about the time I started in on this scene. And I've been trying to get Aldo and Chuck to stock a similar steel, like 1.2519 or 1.2442 (Tungsten instead of vanadium), but as of yet...nothing. IMHO, we NEED a higher performing oil quench tool steel. Not a fan of the current trend of higher carbide volume steels.
15n20 is another great performing steel often overlooked. That nickel content does magick!
80CrV2 is like 1080Cro Van. Excellent, fine grained, tough steel. Easy to HT and make a good blade from. W2 is a good steel as well. Nothing beat it for hamons (well, maybe Shiro/White steel!) O1 is easy to HT, but to get the performance it offers, you need to be able to soak at temp.
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