• The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
    Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
    Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.

  • Today marks the 24th anniversary of 9/11. I pray that this nation does not forget the loss of lives from this horrible event. Yesterday conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was murdered, and I worry about what is to come. Please love one another and your family in these trying times - Spark

Question for Chris

troutfisher13111

troutfisher13111

Gold Member
Joined
Mar 30, 2006
Messages
2,467
Hey Chris, I was wondering if you are going to do more with some less than super steels? I know you use to do a lot with O1 and 440C. I am intimidated by the sharpening of the Super Steels and would like to grab another of your Hunters.
 
I am currently in the process of working with some 52100 and some Hitachi Blue #2.
I still have some O1 on hand and a few completed knives in O1. Not real sure how much I will be using it though. Something in my body chemistry has changed and whenever I touch an O1 blade it develops rust spots in a matter of hours. I knew some smokers that could do this when I was working as a machinist, but I do not smoke and can't figure out what causes it. The Super Steels are actually not that much more difficult to sharpen. I can put a thinner edge on the higher alloy steels than I can with O1 and consequently there is less metal to remove to do the sharpening. It is likely I will use more O1, but it will not likely be on a regular basis. Same goes for the 440C. I liked the steel and had good performance from it, but just did/do not feel there was a strong enough market for it.

I do have high hopes for the 52100 and the Blue #2 though. I am making a couple different test blades at first to check out edge geometry and performance.
 
Hello Chris.
I was wondering whether you would make some blade out of Bohler-Uddeholm PM steels. Namely Elmax, M390, Vanadis 4, Vanadis 23 and K390.

Thanks
 
I have some M390 and will use it again. I think it is a very good steel with good edge holding and toughness.
When some K390 comes available again I will be getting some just to have on hand. Same thing goes for the Vandis 4.
 
Big Chris said:
I have some M390 and will use it again. I think it is a very good steel with good edge holding and toughness.
When some K390 comes available again I will be getting some just to have on hand. Same thing goes for the Vandis 4.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the reply Chris :)
I'd be glad to be put in a notifying list when this will be, please.

Thanks again
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top