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At the risk of committing sacrilege...
I do not cryo because I don't have a cryo tank. I may never bother obtaining one.
My blades, like the ones Bob mentions, perform admirably without cryo. Therefore, I have no moral issues with making and proudly selling my knives even if (in theory) they are not as 'good' as I can make them in an academic sense (arguably).
I'm a hobby maker with limited funds for expensive equipment.
I am not making knives for astronauts or Navy SEALS (though I would if they ever called). I make knives meant to used like any pocket knife would be.
Some makers are driven by the challenge of wringing every bit of performance out of a piece of steel that it has to offer--they go to extreme lengths to achieve this. I am driven by making a useful object of beauty which performs well into the 'excellent' side of the bell curve. I focus a great deal on intelligent design and blade geometry.
As an aesthetics guy, I doubt I ever get into performance 'extremes', but I truly appreciate those makers who do, and I learn a great deal from them.
This is my knife journey, and I'm loving it!
Sorry to wax philosophical.
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