12c27 out of production?

rustyrazor

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I read this a while back that Sandvik was done producing 12c27 but a quick search leaves me nowhere and rather than scour the internet does anyone know if this is true... or is going to be true? shame in my mind. makes a great field blade steel.
 
don't know? seems odd though since it's still used last i looked.
 
rustyrazor said:
I read this a while back that Sandvik was done producing 12c27 but a quick search leaves me nowhere and rather than scour the internet does anyone know if this is true... or is going to be true? shame in my mind. makes a great field blade steel.
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I heard that too, but they still offer 12c27 and Mora of Sweden uses it, as their main stainless option.


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Mikael
 
Maybe leftover batches still out there. Maybe 13 and 14 replaced it.
 
Best way to find out id to email the foundey that produces it. Straight from the horse's mouth.
 
That would be interesting, I wonder what they'd replace it with. Is a good steel.

And it is possible that Mora, opinel, etc have some already on hand. Plus, I'm sure they both have some level of inventory on hand, so out could be a bit before we noticed it phasing out as end users.
 
Don't know if it is out of production or not. I can tell you though, Sandvik's 14C is a fantastic steel for the price.
 
I've become a fan of Sandvik as well. Never worked 14c, but 13c (AEBL) is pretty nice and I've become a fan of the12c27 in particular. all steel snobbery aside it's a fine grained stainless that takes a super fine edge and holds it respectably and by all accounts is tough as a boiled work boot. what else could you ask for a steel meant to be used rather rough? I use it as my base steel for my "hard use" knives for military and bushcraft types and I'll miss it when it goes.
 
I was hoping it was rumor as well.. wasn't to the point where I was gonna do any in-depth investigation and since I can still get it I am not too worried, but if it were going to disappear I would want enough heads up to get a little extra.
 
rustyrazor said:
I've become a fan of Sandvik as well. Never worked 14c, but 13c (AEBL) is pretty nice and I've become a fan of the12c27 in particular. all steel snobbery aside it's a fine grained stainless that takes a super fine edge and holds it respectably and by all accounts is tough as a boiled work boot. what else could you ask for a steel meant to be used rather rough? I use it as my base steel for my "hard use" knives for military and bushcraft types and I'll miss it when it goes.
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Yes, I know some folks would like to relegate 12C27 to the junk steel category. But actual hands-on experiences such as yours, pictures of Mike Stewart bending knives constructed of it 45 degrees and having them spring back to true, and usage by manufacturers many of us know and trust would appear to counter that proposition. 12C27 is, by all accounts, one of the strongest if not THE strongest stainless steel on the planet. You've already pointed out the rest of its attributes so I won't bother to repeat them here.
 
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Lots of the European makers use it, Opinel and Forge de Laguiole as well as most of the other Laguiole makers. It would be somewhat big news if they all switched just based on the volume of knives made with it.
 
Yep, one of the most popular alloys used in Europe along with another favorite of mine . . . N690. :)
 
bld522 said:
Yes, I know some folks would like to relegate 12C27 to the junk steel category. But actual hands-on experiences such as yours, pictures of Mike Stewart bending knives constructed of it 45 degrees and having them spring back to true, and usage by manufacturers many of us know and trust would appear to counter that proposition. 12C27 is, by all accounts, one of the strongest if not THE strongest stainless steel on the planet. You've already pointed out the rest of its attributes so I won't bother to repeat them here.
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Thats just it... by all accounts its considered a stainless steel that acts like a carobon steel. Look up "12c27 vs 1095" and there are lots of comparisons that are very favorable. People seem to love and trust 1095 a lot (me included) as a workhorse steel and with good reason, so what's not to love about a stainless version? As you stated, with actual use it's a pretty great steel if you want a knife to beat on with low maintenance and ease of resharpening. I personally love it for the "hard use" knives I make.
 
I love 12c27, but unfortunately it's not used in very many knives I'm interested in. I do however have every Boker fixed made in 12c27 before they switched to all 440c.
 
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