Terrain 365 knives anyone?

PiterM

PiterM

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Not much discussed here regarding Terrain 365 knives. The are couple of models available but that folding Chute is such a beauty!

I’ve got my STS-AT in Titanium for about 2 months now. So far I’m quite amazed. Superb quality and great cutting capabilities. Terravantium (kind of latest gratest Stellite 6K) cuts aggresively and holds the edge nicely. And that classic look!

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Their Element Alpha-HD fixed blade looks nice. I’d definitely consider picking one of those up down the road.
 
not sure what Terravantiumis, is?

looked at their site nothing really available for sale. so either really really popular or they don't make enough to be talked about much.
 
PiterM said:
Not much discussed here regarding Terrain 365 knives. The are couple of models available but that folding Chute is such a beauty!

I’ve got my STS-AT in Titanium for about 2 months now. So far I’m quite amazed. Superb quality and great cutting capabilities. Terravantium (kind of latest gratest Stellite 6K) cuts aggresively and holds the edge nicely. And that classic look!

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Is that who makes the Prometheus Design Werx knives?
 
I had the Otter and ended up passing it along. I just couldn't get used to the steel (not steel...) and sharpening it without raising a burr. Their explicit instructions say not to raise a burr. So I only ever got it to a mediocre edge.

It was a very nice knife for the money, otherwise. Great fit and finish.
 
how does the cobalt handle cutting tasks? keep working edge a long time? is it brittle so only cutting use? hard to sharpen or easy, special stones needed? thanks.
 
First of all, great photos- camera or are you using a DSLR?

I am interested in their flipper. Boye knives is good but IMO overpriced and too many pieces made with serrations which takes away from the number of regular blades they can offer. With Stellite you are paying a premium for the name and "cache". As a huge fan of SM-100, I am definitely interested in the dendritic cobalt, but the RC is so low- like 40- which begs the question of how capable it will be on certain materials as well as going to town on it with our usual stones. I would be concerned that it'd load up a bunch of expensive stones with slurry that can't be very easily removed with our usual bag o' tricks that oxidizes and gets rid of steekl/ferrous materials. I know from experience that SM-100 isn't exactly fun to sharpen because it does such weird things to stones.

Bottom line, I need one of these for my surf fishing gear because I sure as hell ain't going to drag my Stinger onto the beach, and while Nitro V and H1 have already proven themselves, I feel like they work best with a crisp edge which even with stropping benefits fromm sharpening more than some other steels. Or to put it another way, cutting thick monofilament and synthetic cordage used in and around big boats seems better suited to the "micro saw tooth edge" that dendritic cobalt claims.

If I could get one of the Terrain 365's offerings about 25% less than the asking price it'd be a no brainer, but with the knives I use for special purposes it's a lot of cash to tie up in a knife I'm only going to use for the dozen times a year I'm on big boats or 100 yards off the beach on the rocks.

Anyone ever see the Terrain 365's flipper being offered at discounts? Not asking you to deal spot, just in general because it doesn't seem like they ever offer any kind of deal.
 
Dendritic Cobalt is often poured into ceramic molds ala David Boye. When the metal is cooling, the dendrites are formed. You wind up with macro crystals in the micro edge. The irregularities in the micro edge turn it into a mini buzz saw.
This stuff is Stellite 6-B, about half Chrome and half Cobalt. It has great wear resistance at low hardness and is used to coat the edge of bulldozer blades and steam shovel bucket teeth. It is very expensive, so casting is a good way to minimize scrap. It is not brittle, so the edge deforms in preference to chipping when a hard obstacle is incurred. A deformed edge is much easier to repair than a chipped one. Dragging the blade, edge trailing, over a steel pipe will put the micro edge back in place.
The blade will not corrode nor will the Ti handle. The last price I saw on Stellite 6-K was around $500/lb. Talonite (Stellite 6-BH) was in the same neighborhood. These materials are used to make cutting tools that work at high temperatures without coolant. Sodium cooled valves for high performance racing engines utilize Stellite. The fuel injectors for Saturn rocket engines are made of Stellite. Dental implants are often Stellite. I have two, they are impressive.
 
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About a year late to the party. Knife looks good, chunky, but good. Also seems heavy from here, which contrasts with the backback in the background. I didn't know of the existence of that brand and I just googled it. Oh boy... and I thought Arcteryx packs were expensive! I had a look at them and while the ones I feel could suit me for ice climbing, randonee skiing, etc... don't seem much ligther than my equivalent Salewa Pure Pro... Will keep an eye on them just in case. Sure look sturdy.

Mikel
 
Aren't these made in China but say USA on the blade. Seems pretty dodgy to me. Knife manufacturers need to be clear who their OEM is and stop tiptoeing around the question. This has got to grind some other peoples gears.
 
Owen K. said:
Aren't these made in China but say USA on the blade. Seems pretty dodgy to me. Knife manufacturers need to be clear who their OEM is and stop tiptoeing around the question. This has got to grind some other peoples gears.
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Yep, China. I looked at them and had to ask a buddy of mine since it wasn’t exactly clear.
 
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