Are Bark River and Tops going to crush everyone?

Elektroslag said:
Agreed. If you were to argue/nitpick about Tops quality I would say maybe too solid haha
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Fair point, they definitely are the heavy side. They work perfectly for me, as I love sharpened demo tools. My only gripe is the fat grind angle makes it hard to sharpen at first, nothing a few minutes with a Fallkniven DC4 can’t fix.
 
coolbreezy37 said:
Fair point, they definitely are the heavy side. They work perfectly for me, as I love sharpened demo tools. My only gripe is the fat grind angle makes it hard to sharpen at first, nothing a few minutes with a Fallkniven DC4 can’t fix.
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Took me a while on a coarse diamond stone for my BOB. It was essentially a fat saber. Lots of metal removed later its a zero scandi with microbevel and cuts like a dream which is always funny because its like you said...a sharpened demo tool.
 
Elektroslag said:
Took me a while on a coarse diamond stone for my BOB. It was essentially a fat saber. Lots of metal removed later its a zero scandi with microbevel and cuts like a dream which is always funny because its like you said...a sharpened demo tool.
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Yea, the scandi-vex on the BOB have a lot of meat behind the edge.
 
coolbreezy37 said:
Got the Tops Dart today. Feels amazing in hand, and balance point is right at the guard. Grind, geometry and fit and finish are superb! Not that thick BTE (for a Tops anyway), just a moment with this knife and I already like it better than the Alaskan Harpoon. Haven’t used it yet as I received it literally a half hour ago. So far highly recommended.View attachment 2330653
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Now cut through some sappy wood ;)
 
The 107E is next on the list after the Apache Dawn and Silent Hero. I have the 107C (sawback hunter’s point) and absolutely love the way it feels in hand. The sawback is extremely sharp and hits my thumb. The 107E should mitigate that issue.
 
kobold said:
I found two explanations on YT for the patina on some Bark River's Magnacut blades.

One comes from DLT saying they use the same belts on all knives so surface contamination with other, eg A2 steels can happen.

The second one comes from Bark River, saying the steel manufacturer botched up the stress relieve process (with too high temps?) that caused decarburization of the top layer of the steel. Adding, that belt contamination cannot be the cause, because they do batches, so then only Magnacut can contaminate Magnacut.
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With the Carbon Content of Magnacut, I didn't believe it was a true stainless steel. Is that incorrect?
 
Roguebama said:
With the Carbon Content of Magnacut, I didn't believe it was a true stainless steel. Is that incorrect?
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You can read all about MagnaCut with links to further info here:

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Knife Steels Rated by a Metallurgist - Toughness, Edge Retention, and Corrosion Resistance - Knife Steel Nerds

Steel Metallurgist Larrin Thomas uses tests of knife steels to rate the steels and explains the factors that control performance.
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No need to sidetrack this conversation into yet another splinter.
 
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