Frost Cutlery

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delmas2nd

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I have a Frost knife that has surgical steel on the tang. It also has mulitple colours on the handle. Does anyone have information on Frost?
Delmas
 
yinyang said:
Cheaply made flea market knives. Avoid them.
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Like the plague. I have heard that the Steel Warrior line isn't bad for the money. But all there other crap is just that....crap.
 
darn i have the LB-5FW which thanks to Hard H2O I found in their catalog. It looks to be a nice knife, tight pinings, but with surgical steel on the blade it would be nice to know what alloy it really was.
 
Steel Warrior, Frost Family, and Uncle Lucky are Frost knives. These are very nice knives even if they are inexpensive and made overseas. Frost also owns Hen & Rooster, Buck Creek, and I believe a couple other German companies. These are also nice knives.

That said, most of their stuff is not good. Do you have a pic of your knife? Do you like it?
 
"Surgical steel" is an advertising term. Different companies have used it to suggest their knives could get sharp enough to use for surgery, but that isn't the case.

Someone suggested that "surgical steel" might have once referred to steel that was so stainless it could be sterilized without rusting out. That's not really relevent. It is generally used to avoid saying which cheap steel they are actually using. Not a good sign.

On the other hand, if you're looking for a cheap beater, it shouldn't be a dealbreaker.
 
Sometimes you need a cheap knife.

Some of their stuff is so inexpensive that it is no great loss if it doesn't slice like you want.

I was tempted by one of their hunting knife assortments. They looked nice on TV. Nice shape great price. I figured I would have a bunch of beaters or something to loan out. I almost pulled the trigger but couldn't quite do it.
 
Hey. Welcome to BF. Frost knives are okay, for starter knives. They are best at opening doors. Such as, the door to a whole new world of knives! Warning: Knives are as addictive as any drugs! Anyway, on a scale of 1 to 10 Frosts are about 3. Try out a 6 or 7, Columbia river knife and tool, for example. Have fun, see ya around, IronMan
 
Welcome to Blade Forums!
If ya like it, use it, carry it etc. and it does what its supposed to then its a decent knife. We all started somewhere, just watch out your credit card may be begging for mercy shortly:D
cheers
ivan
 
IVANKERLEY said:
Welcome to Blade Forums!
If ya like it, use it, carry it etc. and it does what its supposed to then its a decent knife. We all started somewhere, just watch out your credit card may be begging for mercy shortly:D
cheers
ivan
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that is the case, i now have 6 lb7's of various vintage. also after reading in the schrade forum i went down and cataloged my other knives. turns out i have one semi rare one, a Presto switch blade in good condition (shows wear on the metal handle, some pitting on blade, but works perfectly and the edge will shave).
 
I bought a handful of Frost knives about 15 years ago when they were made in Japan. Overall I thought the fit and finish were ok for the price, only used one fixed blade to any extent and it is holding up fine so far. I do not have any experience with the China made Frost knives.
 
I have a Frost Grizzly Skinner, surgical steel (Yes!!!!), made in Japan. It's a very nice knife for a "cheapie". It's adequately sharp and resides in one of my BOBs.

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I have a Gerber with "Surgical Stainless" and I know for sure it is 440A, as stated on the website. Hope it helps
 
delmas2nd said:
I have a Frost knife that has surgical steel on the tang. It also has mulitple colours on the handle. Does anyone have information on Frost?
Delmas
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Welcome to bladeforums, delmas2nd!

Frost knives are often laughed at by many (on this forum, especially). They are usually inexpensive knives, sometimes associated with fancy claims or designs, and probably more appropriate for beginners than serious collectors. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if there are serious Frost collectors, and I'm sure there are serious users.

The Surgical Steel used for some of their knives in not automatically garbage steel, and is possibly a 410 or 420-based steel of some type, or an AUSnx. The multi-colored handle wood was probably pioneered by them because it's often referred to as Frostwood. It appears to be a pressure-formed dyed wood laminate. I actually find some of it attractive. :D

I have a Frost Bowie in Surgical Steel and Frost Wood acquired years ago before I knew much about knives. It's ~17" overall with an ~11" blade of pleasing profile and came with a serviceable sheath. It's a massive knife and could be used just fine for miscellaneous hacking and chopping duties if I wanted to do so...it was also relatively inexpensive for the massive chunk of steel that it is. ;)

Well, that's my information on Frost...so I too have one Frost Cutlery knife...

Ray :)
 
A buddy who is a mechanic gets them at the flea market and uses them until they break and throws them away. $50 a year on knives I guess isn't really bad. When I show him one of my blades and tell him it costs $100 or so he just shakes his head. No Frosts for me, one Fury though from way back.
 
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