Thread: Knife steels I have known...

Originally Posted by kiwijames

The knife I had last week was a Fox River in 3V @BRADS (nearly got to use it too). I also have a Gunny Hunter in 3V and a Gunny in S35VN if you want to try one.
I like the S35VN a lot for ease of care. 3V needs patience. @Tahr has knife ADD

I may sell that Svord of mine you really wanted


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Originally Posted by john worthington

i have recently purchased some elmax i will get 3 knives per bar which means just the steel alone will be $40 per knife .
plus liquid nitrogen at $30 a liter for heat treat means knives made from it are going to be $400 +
makes it hard to compete with knives from overseas
cheers john

What is this elmax you speak of

Elmer fudd decided the shotty wasnt effective dnough on wabbits so he made himelf a knife and called it an elmax

have a read here just to confuse you totally
Powder metallurgical stainless steel | Vanax Elmax for corrosion resistant hunting knives, tactical knives, hunting knives
also have vanadis 4 though it is expensive as it has to be forged out from a block
cheers john

Had a big read of the internet, would you say the best of the stainless types

Your 400 is on par

Bark River Gunny Hunter Knife - Elmax Steel

my personal favorite is vanadis 4 holds a great edge and is a helluva tough.havent tested the elmax fully yet

7.40- this is a fuking mora blade

Vanadis 4 knife test

this guys nuts

when did you last skin a concrete block or a 2mm thick piece of stainless.
the test knife i made was used to cut the spring fence wire with minimal damage. my personal hunting knife is made of it

Elamax can chip if you take it down too thin withought a little support to the edge. I needed to restore the tip of mine after doing a deer. The tip was very fine though, so I wasn’t too worried. I’ve just increased the angle a little bit.

Haven’t tried Vanadis 4

S35VN is a good stainless. The ordinary hunter who is not a knife nut wouldn’t tell much difference, and its usually cheaper. Bark River Wolf River and Gunny are good examples. Or have one made, as John suggests.

@Tahr what's your opinion on ATS-34 stainless steel for a hunting knife?

Mines made from it......

Originally Posted by Scouser

@Tahr what's your opinion on ATS-34 stainless steel for a hunting knife?

Mines made from it......

Nothing wrong with it. Very similar to D2 and 154cm in composition and performance, which are both good stainless steels. I’ve only had it in a 3” pocket knife, and I noticed that it did not chip like D2 does. It held an edge pretty well, and it is not difficult to sharpen. Mostly used in Asian knives, and is referred to as Asian 154cm. It should serve you well.

Cheers

Whats 12c27 like??

Nah, that's not quite right, D2 is completey different from ats-34, which is basically Japanese 154cm, D2 is a tool steel and will rust, but is not quite a full carbon steel, it's a strange beast but is very tough, Ats-34 and 154cm are both full stainless steels and should not rust at all, many custom nice users made use of both in the 90's.

12c27 is a Swedish stainless with fine carbides, meaning it's got good stainless properties, is tough, will get sharp but has lower wear resistance than the more coarse, carbide steels out there, so you will need to sharpen it more often...