Arno Bernard iMamba praise

Man this is a gorgeous knife! Sharp & Fiery Sharp & Fiery you hit it on the head... it's like a Sebenza and Arius had a baby... love it!

My only hesitation is RWL-34... can someone sooth my worries, or validate them?? I know back in the day it was loved, but from what I'm reading it's very similar to 154 cm?
 
rileybassman1 said:
Man this is a gorgeous knife! Sharp & Fiery Sharp & Fiery you hit it on the head... it's like a Sebenza and Arius had a baby... love it!

My only hesitation is RWL-34... can someone sooth my worries, or validate them?? I know back in the day it was loved, but from what I'm reading it's very similar to 154 cm?
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Glad to see you posting again!! Hope all is well.

RWL-34 isn’t a supersteel to todays standards. It is easy to polish and easier to sharpen though. It’s similar to ATS-34 IIRC.
I’ve found that RWL-34 can’t keep a steep edge angle sharp for long and a more obtuse edge angle with a secondary wears better.

I have no problems with RWL-34. It will work well as a daily user…from my experience it does. More frequent touchups than say M390 and the like.

Hope my opinion helps.
 
rileybassman1 said:
Man this is a gorgeous knife! Sharp & Fiery Sharp & Fiery you hit it on the head... it's like a Sebenza and Arius had a baby... love it!

My only hesitation is RWL-34... can someone sooth my worries, or validate them?? I know back in the day it was loved, but from what I'm reading it's very similar to 154 cm?
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Mine holds a razor edge longer than s35. And it's scary sharp.

Sometimes I like and edge that is easier to bring to a razor than something that last 6 weeks.
 
Sharp & Fiery said:
Glad to see you posting again!! Hope all is well.

RWL-34 isn’t a supersteel to todays standards. It is easy to polish and easier to sharpen though. It’s similar to ATS-34 IIRC.
I’ve found that RWL-34 can’t keep a steep edge angle sharp for long and a more obtuse edge angle with a secondary wears better.

I have no problems with RWL-34. It will work well as a daily user…from my experience it does. More frequent touchups than say M390 and the like.

Hope my opinion helps.
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Thanks Brother! I'm around off and on... getting over the rona this week so have a little more forum time ;-)

Hope you and yours are well!

Cool - I'm one of those knife guys that care about steel but probably will never realize the true potential of any of my blades since I strop almost daily whenever used anyway lol

I think it's more the price I guess... >$400 for old steel... I know guys have said that about CRK over the years too and it's not really an issue so maybe it's just hypocritical of me ;-)

Appreciate and respect your opinion more then most - thanks for your word/experience!
 
badmatt said:
Mine holds a razor edge longer than s35. And it's scary sharp.

Sometimes I like and edge that is easier to bring to a razor than something that last 6 weeks.
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Yep understood - totally get that! same reason why a lot of outdoors guys prefer 01 or A2 to some of the super steels - there's a place for both :)

How's the grind on these?
 
rileybassman1 said:
Yep understood - totally get that! same reason why a lot of outdoors guys prefer 01 or A2 to some of the super steels - there's a place for both :)

How's the grind on these?
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The boys at AB can grind. I have had 7 iMamba’s in my possession and all have been spot on.
 
Sharp & Fiery said:
Glad to see you posting again!! Hope all is well.

RWL-34 isn’t a supersteel to todays standards. It is easy to polish and easier to sharpen though. It’s similar to ATS-34 IIRC.
I’ve found that RWL-34 can’t keep a steep edge angle sharp for long and a more obtuse edge angle with a secondary wears better.

I have no problems with RWL-34. It will work well as a daily user…from my experience it does. More frequent touchups than say M390 and the like.

Hope my opinion helps.
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RWL 34 is powder steel though, closest similar steel would be CPM 154. Not bad at all, IMO.
 
I’ll check their website, but the Canada guys won’t ship to the US and it’s be more trouble then i want to go through.
 
I dig it. Would like to have a Rinkhals some day.

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Well since I wasn’t aware their was still stock on AB’s website, and they ship worldwide, and I was about to drop money on a CPK HDFK via proxy from a good friend at BladeShow…this just happened. Thanks a lot jerks. At least I know I won’t be disappointed.
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Murphjd25 said:
Well since I wasn’t aware their was still stock on AB’s website, and they ship worldwide, and I was about to drop money on a CPK HDFK via proxy from a good friend at BladeShow…this just happened. Thanks a lot jerks. At least I know I won’t be disappointed.
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I hope you bought the last one, I'm trying to resist. 😳
 
Murphjd25 said:
Well since I wasn’t aware their was still stock on AB’s website, and they ship worldwide, and I was about to drop money on a CPK HDFK via proxy from a good friend at BladeShow…this just happened. Thanks a lot jerks. At least I know I won’t be disappointed.
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And YOU are welcome.
 
Murphjd25 said:
Well since I wasn’t aware their was still stock on AB’s website, and they ship worldwide, and I was about to drop money on a CPK HDFK via proxy from a good friend at BladeShow…this just happened. Thanks a lot jerks. At least I know I won’t be disappointed.
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Congrats! I see you are from good bar… I lived in granite falls for awhile… report back once you get it!
 
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