3V is some SERIOUS steel! (video)

That stuff is no joke!! Dam!!
Joe

 

Not that big of a deal. Its simply a matter of geometry. That is basically a parlor trick. What they tested there is one of todays popular sharpened pry-bars. If you used the same size stock and geometry you could do the exact same thing with plain old 5160. That thing is much closer to a cold chisel than a usable knife.
Why anyone would need a knife shaped object that can do any of those things is beyond me.

 

I absolutely agree 100%

 

how about that, now we got batoning steel

 

3V is hands down, at almost any geometry, as close to a perfect steel as I have used.

(This is my opinion based on my experience and what I like in a steel)

Wish there was more of it out there....

 

Now more abusers will join the Batoning Club .Don't bring your broken blade to me and asked " what happened ? "

 

Most hardened knife steel can do the same with that kind of geometry.

 

Cutting nail, steel sheet or any impractical material are basically proof nothing.

If you want to show off the true performance of your steel choice/ heat treat, try make hardcore chopper with very thin geometry like most cutting competition blade and chop 2x4 with it.

 

OH LORD help me..... ROFL

 

It would of been impressive if he batoned straight through the vice. I like 3 V.

 

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This is more impressive

A thin piece if silver steel at high hardess with a bomber heat treatment no parlor tricks here

He flexs the edge on a vice, batons a nail and a piece of mild steel

This is the holy grail of strength and toughness, With a great cutting geometry.


Remember it not just about the steel and the geometry.

An awesome heat treatment can really push the performance

 

Wow, that is pretty impressive. According to the comments, that's the steel he's using:
http://www.zknives.com/knives/steels/steelgraph.php?nm=110wcrv5&ss=1

 

Yup, good ol' "silver steel"

Its not known to be a tough alloy

This Karlo Ban seems to have mastered the the metallurgy of this steel.

 

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Whoa, 3v on a thin blade :thumbup:

 

OHHHHHH YAHHHHH !

Heartland_edc,

I knew there was some craftsmanship still left in the world out there some where.
Looks like you found it !

Thank you for posting that.
I better start savin' up.

 

Everything posted in this thread is a simple demonstration of geometry and hardness. Any decent steel will do. I can use an OLFA blade to shave slivers off of hardened 154CM, it's just basic physics.

 

So, all steels are the same then?