3 hunters going out today

Barker

Barker

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here's 3 small hunters with 3" ATS-34 blades with 400 grit satin finish. The handle materials are dyed giraffe bone with black liners, black linen micarta, and green linen micarta. these are mailing out today to their new owners. thanks for looking.
-John
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Good lookin knives:thumbup: The giraffe bone reminded me of a thread in the custom knife forum several weeks ago where some guys were poo-pooing it. Besides keepin a giraffe from looking like an ameoba, it looks like an excellent use for it to me :D
 
Kerry,
I like it fine. It's very hard, and took a while to shape. It looks good though.
-John
 
Nice clean classic solid looking users IMO, anyone could own one of those beauties.

You must have gotten in a shipment of ATS34, everything out of your workshop was CPM 154 for a while.

How is the ATS34 working out for you? I don't have any issues with it because I have it on a couple of knives, seems to hold up very well.
 
SpearZ,
I did. They are pretty much the same steel. One is American made (154CM)and one is Japanese made (ATS-34). The 154CM is usually easier for me to find. I think they grind and sharpen exactly the same. The 154CM is powder based whereas the ATS-34 is not. I have gotten some pits in the 154 CM before which really piss me off. I don't ever get pits in the ATS-34. That's just my experience. I did just get about 18 ft of the ATS-34. But, I still have 6 ft of 154 CM left. I plan on using both for my knives. After this batch of steel I'll probably order some S30V for some knives. It is a lot more expensive and I think that the ATS-34 and 154 CM are reasonably priced steel, which helps me keep my price at an affordable level. But, I'm curious to try the S30V.
-John
 
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