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High-Performance Blades Sharing ideas for getting the most out of our steel. |
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Top three Steels
OK guys, just for giggles and info for use to argue about, give me your top three choices for steel, carbon or stainless or both.
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In order of personal preference (depends on use):
CPM-3V S30V RWL-34 This doesn't need to be an argument though. Everyone tends to use what they want and personally think is best for the way and purpose for which they make knives. |
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1. 1084
2. 1084 3. 5160 |
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Didn't mean a real argument Perhaps discussion would be a better term. Larry
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I dont really have enough expeirience to say, but I really like 1095.
I've been experimenting with ats34 and 440c but I haven't reached a conclusion yet. jb, is there any reason you prefer 1084 over 1095? __________________ Thayer If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. - Jim Rohn |
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Hmm. Only 3 steels. Why ?
Seriously.
1) 1095/1084. (1095 first only 'cos its easier to get here.) 2) O-1 (The Sheffield England one - it has BOTH vanadium and tungsten, not one or the other as with many other batches) 3) Do I have to ? Well, OK. Maybe D-2, together with any of the other high-alloys - RWL-34... Knew I couldn't keep it to just 3 steels. Jason. __________________ JASON CUTTER BLADEART Jason Cutter @ Dr Kwong Yeang Knifemaker, Australia (Matthew 10.16) |
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L-6, 1095, and O-1 and not necessarily in that order. Surprising not anyone has listed L-6, but me. It may be old, but it is still a awesome steel.
Ken __________________ Ken (wwjd) http://www.wacoknives.com "One Nation Under God" |
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You don't see L6 listed very often when you look to order metal. If the band saw blades that I've used in the past were indeed L6 then I have to agree with you--- nice steel
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1. 52100
2. L-6 3. ATS-34 Havent' tried S30V yet, may replace the few I do with ATS-34. Heat treated right L-6 will hold a great edge and is nearly indestructible. But far and away 52100 comes closest to my ideal of a perfect steel. |
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I have an L6 blade im working on right now.. it will be interesting to see how it comes out.. Think it would be better edge quenched, or full quenched?
__________________ Thayer If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. - Jim Rohn |
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I can only find L6 in 3/16 thickness (admiral steel)
__________________ Thayer If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. - Jim Rohn |
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its actually 7/32 inch thick. A little bit too thick for my taste.
__________________ Thayer If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse. - Jim Rohn |
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My three favorites are:
154Cm BG-42 D-2 I intend to give S30V a try soon; Admiral sent me crucible's tech sheet on it when I placed my last order. Seems to me to be a souped up BG-42, which takes a scary edge. More V, less Mo, same Cr. Sounds good. I'm currently making a blade out of an old Sandvik file; picked up a bunch of them cheap years ago, and still occasionally do something mountain-man like out of one. Have no idea what the steel is, thought it would be like W-2 and it tempers that way, but tried cold bluing one, once and it wouldn't take. Other times it does. Whatever it is, after a triple temper/(3)three day freeze cycle takes one hell of an edge. Folks that have 'em, swear by them. __________________ Joel Bolden Halfmoon Knives Port Matilda, PA. http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...&paginator=top http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...&paginator=top |
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I get my L-6 from Crucible in 3/4" round bar. The only problem I've had is that it's a pain in the but to aneal. The way I understand it is that the high nickle content is added for metal fatiuge. Several test I've done convinces me that it's the toughest knife steel out there. I would sugest an edge quench with the spine and tange left in the soft. I go for about half the edge hard instead of just 1/3, and I would use a slow quench, such as heavy minneral oil.
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L-6 and S30V
If I could only have two even, thats what they'd be.....but then I'd have to have something to make damascus with....so 1084.\ Rob __________________ Rob Patton http://www.pattonknives.com "Mere survival is crude,...finesse is the mark of excellence" Author once known but now and sadly forgotten "What a long strange trip its been." |
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