JP getting into the blade biz?
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Pretty but the steel is the basic laminate knife steels you'll see in 99% of mass produced "Damascus" knives. I'm sure they'll get some gun guys that lack knife knowledge to buy some.
At that price point I'd look at a quality CPM tool steel or if you are looking for pretty/fancy maybe a san mi style with a high quality center steel and a semi stainless laminate on the outer layers. Really depends on the use and preference.
I'd have to see it and hold one to really give an opinion. Pictures can be very deceiving when it comes to blades.
Jzerfoss knows his stuff. I thought the same thing.
The damascus looks pretty, and while 15n20 and 1095 aren't bad steels, they're nothing to write home about either. I'm not a fan of damascus in general. I'd much prefer a properly heat treated 52100 blade for that kind of design in that steel range. Maybe even D2.
The cpm (crucible powdered metal) steels are next gen steels that range from cpm-154 all the way up through cpm rex121. Much more expensive, most are stainless and in the case of rex 121, incredibly hard, tough and wear resistant. When you eventually dull a rex blade it needs to be sharpened on diamond stones and it's a bitch to do. There's a shit ton of tungsten and cobalt in there and it's used in industrial plastic cutting applications where the hardness of carbide is needed but carbide is too brittle for the application. There's some crazy stuff out there nowadays.
Strictly for comparisons sake, 1095 will cut manila rope about 100-150 times before it's too dull to cleanly cut paper. Rex will push about 1300. For a field knife, toughness is at least as important as edge retention. Rex crushes 1095 here too.
The comparison to rex121 is extreme, but you get the point. The cpm 154 edge should last about twice as long as 1095.
The damascus looks pretty, and while 15n20 and 1095 aren't bad steels, they're nothing to write home about either. I'm not a fan of damascus in general. I'd much prefer a properly heat treated 52100 blade for that kind of design in that steel range. Maybe even D2.
The cpm (crucible powdered metal) steels are next gen steels that range from cpm-154 all the way up through cpm rex121. Much more expensive, most are stainless and in the case of rex 121, incredibly hard, tough and wear resistant. When you eventually dull a rex blade it needs to be sharpened on diamond stones and it's a bitch to do. There's a shit ton of tungsten and cobalt in there and it's used in industrial plastic cutting applications where the hardness of carbide is needed but carbide is too brittle for the application. There's some crazy stuff out there nowadays.
Strictly for comparisons sake, 1095 will cut manila rope about 100-150 times before it's too dull to cleanly cut paper. Rex will push about 1300. For a field knife, toughness is at least as important as edge retention. Rex crushes 1095 here too.
The comparison to rex121 is extreme, but you get the point. The cpm 154 edge should last about twice as long as 1095.
So who makes the BEST knives? Just curious what’s the most Rolex knife a guy actually uses?
I’m carrying a benchmade and I like it. I’m just curious what’s a tier 1 daily carry?
Magna cut, 4V, 3V, M4, S45vn, K390, etc. Any premium steel with a custom heat treat.
Who makes the best rifle? Or what's the best cartridge? That's a tough question to answer as it depends on the intended use and user preference.
If you're on a homestead in Alaska, probably a big ole' fixed blade knife geared towards bushcraft where toughness is priority number one.
If you're in the suburbs or city and want a folder that fits into your pocket that's an entirely different application. For the money, spyderco is up there from a utilitarian standpoint. They offer a wide variety of steel and it's all heat treated very well. The shapes are generally kind of odd and you won't find exotic petrified wood or buffalo scales, but I beat the shit out of my knives so I don't care.
I like to keep my knives shaving sharp and prefer steel that's easy to sharpen/touch up. More often than not I'm carrying simple carbon steels like the 52100 I mentioned or powdered stainless like cpm-154. The super exotic stuff doesn't do much for me.
If you're looking for something super exotic spyderco makes models in maximet. That's in the same class as rex 121 and it's about on par price wise with this JP offering. If you want rex 121 there are only a few custom knife makers that work with the stuff as it takes forever to grind and the knifemaker is going to go through ceramic belts like toilet paper after a bender in Tijuana.
As for MOST rolex? Maybe this:
Tungsten Carbide Platinum Mamba
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I’m just pocket carrying in town. I don’t own a Rolex either. I was just curious if knives get down to “buy from these 10 and you can’t go wrong”
really, I’ve been happy w the Benchmade.
beautiful, rugged and quality steel.
Decent prices too. I would second this for a fixed blade.
No best. Half face blades are nice but there as many best blades as there are rifles and scopes.
Been using one of these as my daily knife for a long time, not a expert in blade technology but their dendritic cobalt is nice marine environments.
It’s a odd knife, it’s sharp but not shaving sharp, however even after cutting through a mess of lines it doesn’t really become less sharp
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It’s a odd knife, it’s sharp but not shaving sharp, however even after cutting through a mess of lines it doesn’t really become less sharp
Pointed Tip Folder with Titanium Marlinspike
Boye knives are different. They're not steel, they're cobalt. Dendritic cobalt, with microscopic, tree-like formations of carbide crystals throughout the blade. They cut up to 100X longer than steel, never rust, sharpen fast, and don't effect a compass or other electronics. Designed by...
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It's pretty if you like damascus, just be aware that's what you're paying for, not cutting performance. These days there are tons of great knives with high performance blade steels well under $300, especially for a fixed blade. There are definitely steels that outperform 1095 that are not difficult to maintain and run under $300....51200, D2, 3V, 154, etc. Especially with all the sharpening tools available today. So you just have to decide if you want pretty, or you want performance. 1095 is super tough, if it was a machete or chopper, or something you planned to baton through car doors in marketing ads, great steel, but for what looks to be maybe a 4.5" blade camp/hunting knife design......much better steel options.
We see this a lot in the knife world, 4-5" fixed blades with way too thick of blades, poor edge geometry, and the wrong steel for actually doing the tasks 99.9% of people will use a 4-5" fixed blade hunting/camp knife for, because making thick tacticool looking knives sells product.
We see this a lot in the knife world, 4-5" fixed blades with way too thick of blades, poor edge geometry, and the wrong steel for actually doing the tasks 99.9% of people will use a 4-5" fixed blade hunting/camp knife for, because making thick tacticool looking knives sells product.
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