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What are your experiences with this steel. I have not been impressed with their O1 steel in the past. I reprofiled my natchez bowie edge to 30 inclusive. (It came with like 45deg from the box. It chopped wood fine. But dried bamboo produced some micro chips and rolls. Also did the stab and pry test on plywood. The fine needle tip rolled at the very end. I end up giving the knife a major resharpening. Final angle about 35 inclusive at apex.
Ground off about 0.2mn of fatiqued metal at the tip. And added slight convexed micro bevel so it isnt as acute and needle like. The knife performs about as expected now. No problems hard chopping dried bamboo and passed the stab pry test. I further tested the tip by punching holes in steel plates. It did better than expected. Goes through smoothly and no rolls or chips. The edge at the tip can still cut magazine paper after the test. I suspect the factory edge maybe a little burned and weakened. I think O1 is an ok steel if heat treat is right. As a side note the Natchez is a good chopper and the cable tang with micarta handle held up great considering the abuse i put it through.
Ground off about 0.2mn of fatiqued metal at the tip. And added slight convexed micro bevel so it isnt as acute and needle like. The knife performs about as expected now. No problems hard chopping dried bamboo and passed the stab pry test. I further tested the tip by punching holes in steel plates. It did better than expected. Goes through smoothly and no rolls or chips. The edge at the tip can still cut magazine paper after the test. I suspect the factory edge maybe a little burned and weakened. I think O1 is an ok steel if heat treat is right. As a side note the Natchez is a good chopper and the cable tang with micarta handle held up great considering the abuse i put it through.