Review DiamondBladeKnife?

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Where are the personal reviews for any of Diamond Blade Knives? I can find Magazine articles but nothing from anyone who has actually had or owned one of these knives.
 
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robmets said:
Where are the personal reviews for any of Diamond Blade Knives? I can find Magazine articles but nothing from anyone who has actually had or owned one of these knives.
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:) Welcome .

I assume you did a competent web search and found nothing ? :confused:

This is your golden opportunity to "take one for the team" ! :rolleyes:

Meaning , you go buy the thing , try it out and then post a review right here . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:

With lots of pictures , hopefully . :p

We would all appreciate your selfless sacrifice and service . ;)
 
After some due diligence I finally found some reviews mostly about their PD1 knives.:thumbsup:

I was a little concerned due to the cost of their their knives and the lack of proper reviews. o_O

So I like your idea! :cool::cool:

I came up with one even better! :D

I'll get one and you get one too.:)

So pick your poison, Fixed or Folding?:thumbsup:
 
I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks that. Besides a few Magazine reviews there are very and far between reviews.
Even though they may have a really great "new/old" way to make a blade.
 
robmets said:
you get one too
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Welp ... I already got a bunch of Cold Steel (and others) with DLC , both fixed and folding . "Diamond Like Coating" :rolleyes:

That will just have to do for now . My toy budget is totally blown out . :(

But , I would wait awhile for some reliable source reviews , unless you got $$$$ to burn . ;)
 
Aww, that's too bad Doc. :(

I figured between the two of us we would be able to give them the review they deserved.:D
Oh BTW the blades are not DLC they are D2 Steel that has been Friction Forged.:eek:

The other thing that I thought was surprising was the lack of reviews at the forums here.:confused:
Given the huge debate over the process of how they make their knives and how good the edge would be along with how it was tested,
I was expecting to see a lot more reviews here. :confused:
 
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View attachment 1531567 I went to the Diamond Blade booth at the Blade Show many years ago. They had a large selection of fixed and folding knives. I didn't like any of the folder designs, and they were quite expensive. The claim was made that the blades were hard (67 HRC) and more corrosion resistant than regular D-2.
This outfit is a subsidiary of Knives of Alaska, and their designs are similar.
Years later, I bought a fixed blade model to try out, but I haven't gotten around to a field test. Maybe I should try it for food prep in the kitchen. The attraction would be that there are no hard Carbides in D-2, and I could sharpen the knife on Shapton Glass "stones" (Al2O3).
 
tiguy7 said:
View attachment 1531567 I went to the Diamond Blade booth at the Blade Show many years ago. They had a large selection of fixed and folding knives. I didn't like any of the folder designs, and they were quite expensive. The claim was made that the blades were hard (67 HRC) and more corrosion resistant than regular D-2.
This outfit is a subsidiary of Knives of Alaska, and their designs are similar.
Years later, I bought a fixed blade model to try out, but I haven't gotten around to a field test. Maybe I should try it for food prep in the kitchen. The attraction would be that there are no hard Carbides in D-2, and I could sharpen the knife on Shapton Glass "stones" (Al2O3).
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My only concern would be for toughness . :confused:

Maybe you could baton that baby through a coconut or beef femur ? :rolleyes:

Sitting idle since 2007 ? Time for some hard use proof video action ! ;)
 
DocJD said:
My only concern would be for toughness . :confused:

Maybe you could baton that baby through a coconut or beef femur ? :rolleyes:

Sitting idle since 2007 ? Time for some hard use proof video action ! ;)
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I have been EDCing a William Henry B-15 Titan for about 20yrs. It has a ZDP-189 blade at 67HRC. So far no chips. I got the Diamond Blade knife about a year ago.
I have a plethora of Stellite, CeraTitan (Titanium), Ceramic, S-125-V, Rex-121, Carbidized, chisel sharpened Ceramic coated metal, etc. blades.
My need to baton is lessened by a collection of axes, cleavers, kukris, bone saws, and a hydraulic press. My progressive set of hammers means I never have to use force.
I thought as I got older, my life would get simpler. I am getting simpler, but my life is not. So the Diamond Blade is in the to do pile.
 
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tiguy7 said:
hydraulic press
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Yeah , I probably need one of them things , too ! Not sure we've got the room . :)

I already have more tools and equipment than I can really use these days . Could have put to much better use 30 or 40 year ago . :rolleyes:
 
DocJD said:
Yeah , I probably need one of them things , too ! Not sure we've got the room . :)

I already have more tools and equipment than I can really use these days . Could have put to much better use 30 or 40 year ago . :rolleyes:
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Yeah, but it’s so great to have the right tool when the snow is 4ft. deep and the stores are closed.
 
I have a Diamondblade Surge with Ramshorn handle and ceramic pins. My only gripe was there is a small gap between the tang and gaurd, otherwise great knife and feel and the sheath is well done. It is one of the sharpest OOTB knives I have ever felt, sadly I bought this more out of a curiosity than anything else and it never found its way into my hunting bag (I use a D2 4inch Stag Scott Gossman). I have really wanted to try one of there folders but I just cant love any of there designs and to me they look almost flea marketish? So I apologize for no use review here and I am tempted to sell it or let someone who will use it have it, so they can review it.

https://imgur.com/cHFqhqF
https://imgur.com/wATP5Vy

Hard to see the small gap.
https://imgur.com/ceOaa0p

Boxed nicely and with a hat and sticker
https://imgur.com/bMiBaRp

https://imgur.com/B01YGSS

Also note the jimping on the spine is not ground the same throughout. So I do wonder now looking back as to there quality check personnel as this is an easy thing to get right.

https://imgur.com/9cvwdp8
 
barrabas74 said:
I have a Diamondblade Surge with Ramshorn handle and ceramic pins. My only gripe was there is a small gap between the tang and gaurd, otherwise great knife and feel and the sheath is well done. It is one of the sharpest OOTB knives I have ever felt, sadly I bought this more out of a curiosity than anything else and it never found its way into my hunting bag (I use a D2 4inch Stag Scott Gossman). I have really wanted to try one of there folders but I just cant love any of there designs and to me they look almost flea marketish? So I apologize for no use review here and I am tempted to sell it or let someone who will use it have it, so they can review it.

https://imgur.com/cHFqhqF
https://imgur.com/wATP5Vy

Hard to see the small gap.
https://imgur.com/ceOaa0p

Boxed nicely and with a hat and sticker
https://imgur.com/bMiBaRp

https://imgur.com/B01YGSS

Also note the jimping on the spine is not ground the same throughout. So I do wonder now looking back as to there quality check personnel as this is an easy thing to get right.

https://imgur.com/9cvwdp8
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The corrugations in the cardboard as pictured are more consistent. I had a laugh.
 
I realize this is an aged post / thread, but I just came across it today, and thought I'd throw my two cents in. I purchased a DiamondBlade Heritage model a bit over a year ago. It arrived at the tail end of the 2020 deer season here in Missouri, so I only had the opportunity to use it on a last-minute archery doe. By the time I got around to field dressing her it was near dark. The cutting sensation was so different that I actually stopped during the process to check my work. Many years back when I worked as a meat cutter for IBP, fellow employees came to me to sharpen their knives., so I know sharp when I feel it. This DiamondBlade knife is by far the sharpest I have ever encountered. Having now field dressed and processed three deer with it, I haven't experienced any dulling. Still sharp as ever. Not the most stringent test, but all I have done so far.

As for any negatives: The prices are kind of high, and the fit and finish could have been a bit better. (But I think you get what you pay for. Time will tell). The blade appears to stain easier than other stainless knives I have dealt with. And, I never got a hat. 🤠
 
Possibly I should have been more descriptive of the staining. The High Carbon D2 Tool Steel will most definitely rust if not properly cared for, and the blade is composed of this steel in it's entirety. The staining that puzzles me is along the edge itself. From DiamondBlade's website:

“Friction Forging® creates a super stainless edge by increasing the Chromium content in the ferrite.

As the steel is brought up to transformation temperatures while Friction Forging®, the carbides dissolve and go into solution. Because the quench occurs so rapidly, some of the Chromium does not have enough time to reform as a Chromium carbide and is “frozen out” in the ferrite and a stainless zone is created where the Friction Forging® has occurred. This zone is so corrosion resistant that a 10% nitric acid etchant will not etch the processed zone”.

I'm just saying the edge of my knife doesn't seem to be "super stainless", as I have much older knife blades of stainless steel that do not exhibit any staining along the edge. My knife is cleaned and oiled after use, which makes it all that more puzzling.
 
I have a Kershaw Tyrant with a CPM-D-2 Composite blade. They claim that this material has much more corrosion resistance than regular D-2 which I can’t carry in the summer (turns to red dust in my pocket). Haven’t had time to do an accelerated corrosion test on this or the Friction Forged D-2.View attachment 1774274
 
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