Who makes a knife that holds its edge the longest.

I always like and used a Buck 110, Great knife for the money.

For a general purpose knife, I like the Gerber Gator. I have skinned an elk or 3 with one, and it did just fine. Works as good as my high $$$$$ ones,

this is my knife. Uncle Henry. Bought new from Cabelas. It is a great knife, my dad bought this exact knife 30 years ago and still uses it today, he hardly ever has to sharpen it. they are the best knives you can buy.

there are a lot of knives that hold an edge for a while coldsteal gerber and buck are awsome companys i use a cheap bowie knife i bought new at a flea market.i like the gerber profile 2 i think it is an amazing knife and at 20 bucks wont break the bank

A good knife is subjective and most of the top brands make knives for many different needs and or opinions.

For me its the right combination of edge retention and ease of sharpening.

Generally the longer a knife holds an edge the harder it is to sharpen and really to be honest IMO the super steels don't hold the edge enough longer to justify how hard they are to sharpen. Personally I like Aus-8 , 1095 , Sandvik and then some exceptions like 420hc which is good if done right (like by buck)

The harder steels are harder to sharpen and can be brittle.

I see a lot of people say some knives go a long time without needing sharpened but they must have different ideas than myself. They all require a fair amount of work in my experience to work they way I want them to.

A real sharp knife has a real fine edge and a real fine edge requires maintenance.

Good answer. I have an Old Timer that I sharpened over 30 yrs ago that is still as sharp as the day I put it away. Cuz she aint been used.

Yep, there are two ways to keep a knives sharp....either don't use them or sharpen them.

X2, I sharpen sometime as I'm using it.

I steel my knives during use. I usually get by with a just steel for quite awhile.