Ethan Becker
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To John Johnson
At which gun show did we meet? I hope I told you that 4140 is used as armor plate not springs in the M-1! It is used for the boxes that hold the chobham armor. It is also a common barrel, slide and receiver steel but at lower Rockwells. I used it because when I ran Colorado Mountain Industries, we made piton hammer heads from it and not knowing a damn thing about cutlery steels I knew it would last and was capable of shrugging off vast quantities of abuse.
Very, very few blades had nickel or hard chromevery, very few! The 0170-6 we are going to be using is actually designed to be a cutlery steel. The mechanical propertiesstrength, toughness, elasticity are great but will offer an edge with a more aggressive cut and better edge retention. Carbon cuts and the 01's cut with an attitude!
To Dexter
Hello. The big Fisk knife was the Magnum Camp and the sharpened pry bar you are referring to is probably the RESQ-DIVTUL, although I am proud to say most BK&T stuff has been talked with about that way. The current thinking is that the initial offerings will be the Campanion, the Brute and the Tactul (RESQ-DIVTUL but a little improved).
Thanks for the "knice" comments!
Hi Bald1
The pre-Blackjack BK&T stuff was 4140 chrome moly "ordnance" steel except for the RESQ-DIVTUL which was a 440A.
A Little Background For Everyone...
I got into the knife business by accidentI wanted a Machax! I used both a variety of Kukris and an old case "Bolo" when primitive camping and thought a marriage of the two would be "peachy keen." So I thought I would make severala lifetime supply for myselfand a few for my primitive friends, and oh well, why not a nice round number around 100 etc., etc.
The Campanion was another "I want one of those." The Tactul and Divtul were knives described to me by friendsScott Taylor who is a pro diver, climber, and outdoorsmanand John Benner, SWAT Team Leader and tactical instructor extrodinaire, who both said, "I want a pry bar I can beat on things with which has a sharp edge." The Brute was a Mike design and the Magnum Camp was designed by the great Jerry Fisk.
I am very much excited by the new opportunities Camillus is giving BK&T. You should be seeing some wonderful new models both designed by me and by people whose ideas I am much enamored of.
Stay tunedgood stuff cometh!
P.S.
I will be "on the road" until September 15th...will check back then.
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Ethan Becker
BK&T
"Becker Knives Work
for a Living"
[This message has been edited by Ethan Becker (edited 01 September 1999).]
At which gun show did we meet? I hope I told you that 4140 is used as armor plate not springs in the M-1! It is used for the boxes that hold the chobham armor. It is also a common barrel, slide and receiver steel but at lower Rockwells. I used it because when I ran Colorado Mountain Industries, we made piton hammer heads from it and not knowing a damn thing about cutlery steels I knew it would last and was capable of shrugging off vast quantities of abuse.
Very, very few blades had nickel or hard chromevery, very few! The 0170-6 we are going to be using is actually designed to be a cutlery steel. The mechanical propertiesstrength, toughness, elasticity are great but will offer an edge with a more aggressive cut and better edge retention. Carbon cuts and the 01's cut with an attitude!
To Dexter
Hello. The big Fisk knife was the Magnum Camp and the sharpened pry bar you are referring to is probably the RESQ-DIVTUL, although I am proud to say most BK&T stuff has been talked with about that way. The current thinking is that the initial offerings will be the Campanion, the Brute and the Tactul (RESQ-DIVTUL but a little improved).
Thanks for the "knice" comments!
Hi Bald1
The pre-Blackjack BK&T stuff was 4140 chrome moly "ordnance" steel except for the RESQ-DIVTUL which was a 440A.
A Little Background For Everyone...
I got into the knife business by accidentI wanted a Machax! I used both a variety of Kukris and an old case "Bolo" when primitive camping and thought a marriage of the two would be "peachy keen." So I thought I would make severala lifetime supply for myselfand a few for my primitive friends, and oh well, why not a nice round number around 100 etc., etc.
The Campanion was another "I want one of those." The Tactul and Divtul were knives described to me by friendsScott Taylor who is a pro diver, climber, and outdoorsmanand John Benner, SWAT Team Leader and tactical instructor extrodinaire, who both said, "I want a pry bar I can beat on things with which has a sharp edge." The Brute was a Mike design and the Magnum Camp was designed by the great Jerry Fisk.
I am very much excited by the new opportunities Camillus is giving BK&T. You should be seeing some wonderful new models both designed by me and by people whose ideas I am much enamored of.
Stay tunedgood stuff cometh!
P.S.
I will be "on the road" until September 15th...will check back then.
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Ethan Becker
BK&T
"Becker Knives Work
for a Living"
[This message has been edited by Ethan Becker (edited 01 September 1999).]
