Alone

[Silver Needle]

Here are links to some really cool articles about the knives used in season 2 and 3.

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2016/04/the-knives-of-historys-alone-season-2/

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2016/11/the-knives-of-historys-alone-season-3/

 

[XtianAus]

Interesting read, thanks SN :thumbup:

 

[Silver Needle]

I hope you enjoy it. I was really glad to see someone who took the time to figure out the knives and research some information on them. If you don't really pay close attention it can be hard to see what people are using. The show or website never specifically mention brands.

 

[redwood22]

Here are links to some really cool articles about the knives used in season 2 and 3.

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2016/04/the-knives-of-historys-alone-season-2/

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2016/11/the-knives-of-historys-alone-season-3/

I feel like I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out what knife each person has, this was a great read!

 

[supertac916]

Yep, thanks Silver! I was trying to figure out what knives each of them were carrying too. When is Survive! going to make it's debut on Alone? I think some of you guys should do it.

 

[redwood22]

Yep, thanks Silver! I was trying to figure out what knives each of them were carrying too. When is Survive! going to make it's debut on Alone? I think some of you guys should do it.

If I thought I wouldn't starve to death I'd jump at the opportunity haha.

 

[supertac916]

If I thought I wouldn't starve to death I'd jump at the opportunity haha.

Lol... Just pack on an extra 80lbs before you go. I actually think that's one of the reasons he won season 3. Had a lot higher BMI to start and didn't get pulled like the Calleigh and Dan.

 

[redwood22]

Lol... Just pack on an extra 80lbs before you go. I actually think that's one of the reasons he won season 3. Had a lot higher BMI to start and didn't get pulled like the Calleigh and Dan.

Haha I did think that was a reasonable survival strategy, BBQ ever night for a month wouldn't be bad either

 

[OBX351]

Here are links to some really cool articles about the knives used in season 2 and 3.

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2016/04/the-knives-of-historys-alone-season-2/

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2016/11/the-knives-of-historys-alone-season-3/

Thanks for posting these SN! I looked at the ones in season 2 but not 3. Some interesting knife choices. Not that I have anything against Mora Knives, I own several, but I think I would much rather have a higher end knife for that much isolation. The Cold Steel spade is surprising. It does chop well and can cut but it's pretty bulky. I'd love to see a GSO in the mix.

 

[Silver Needle]

Absolutely my pleasure, guys. I find this stuff really interesting. I'm thankful to the person who put it all together! What a cool resource.

I feel like I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out what knife each person has, this was a great read!

I know!

I'll even do this with movies. "Oh that looks just like... let me pause it here... I think it might....... yep it's some dumb prop knife........."

OBX, I agree. When camping or backpacking I think having a knife to use only for light cutting jobs makes a lot of sense. If I were alone in the wilderness for an extended stay, even with an axe and sawn I'd want a knife that can do many things. Like I said before, I think a GSO 6 would be perfect for this.

 

[Standard78]

Cool stuff SN!
I do the same thing whenever I'm watching shows and a knife pops up!

 

[Karoi]

Thanks for sharing SN!

It's amazing to see the diversity of knife choices. Pity no one went with a S!K though.

 

[chiral.grolim]

Bumping this thread to present what I did to my 5.1 in another thread to test whether one could patina CPM-3V. I'm putting it in this thread because post #65 is where i really started.
Here is a link to the thread where the fun continued: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/patina-time.1518377/

And here is what happened:
They didn't have B&C Super Blue at my local hardware store, but they did have "PermaBlue" and I happened to have some acids where I work, so I took along my 3V GSO-5.1 as well as a Kershaw Echo in 8Cr13MoV (one of my few non-USA blades) as a stainless "control".

I wiped down the tangs with ethanol to clean/de-grease the surface, then tried swabbing each of the substances over a small area... While I could smell the strong acids (including the Perma Blue) trying to work, there was only some tiny freckling appearing on the 3V surface after 5-10 minutes and nothing on the 8Cr13MoV.

So I took the strong acid (HCl with normality 12 - this stuff will burn you something fierce) and swabbed it over a larger area and THEN swabbed the Perma Blue and...

Tah-Dah!!!

 

[chiral.grolim]

As you can see, I could even discolor the "stainless" steel, although the B&C bottle specifically states that the solution is not made to 'blue' stainless materials *shrug*

Now, note that this was just a quick job of the 12-normal HCl (probably removed residual grease?) followed by the Blue with a Cue-tip, you might have a more even result using a rag, steel-wool, gauze, etc. and perhaps increasing the temperature. I went over the surface again with the acid and you could go over it again with the Perma Blue to perhaps even-out and darken the color. But the main point is, it works I am not sure that it will give you any real added protection from corrosion as this stuff is already pretty rust-resistant, but it may be aestheitcally pleasing to some

 

[chiral.grolim]

A couple shots of my blade with the darker-shade and line from the 4hr vinegar bath and the tang with the blue-treatment:

 

[Fancier]

Hydrochloric acid is a good choice if you want to create corrosion, especially on a stainless steel.
That particular acid is good at stripping metal surfaces and leaving a reactive surface.
Thumbs up for science!

 

[chiral.grolim]

Hydrochloric acid is a good choice if you want to create corrosion, especially on a stainless steel.
That particular acid is good at stripping metal surfaces and leaving a reactive surface.
Thumbs up for science!

It sure helped here! Anybody looking to do something similar to their own 3V, I recommend heating up the metal beforehand and perhaps using degreased 0000 steel wool. I've read online a preference for Brownells Oxpho-Blue over the B&C stuff on gun-parts, but I think the goal there is to have a nice uniform finish rather than a more random patina. B&C also sells this stuff as a paste, so one could create a patterned patina as I've seen folks on BF do with basic carbon steels and things like mustard