Hello to all of those interested in the art of blade making. Call me stupid. Call me naive, but a decent spark of thought was formed in the general discussion forum that I want to transport here to either be snuffed out or tindered into a flame.
I have SAKs. I have Leathermans. Every knife nut I know has one or the other or both. What are the obstacles to making and marketing mass produced or one-off aftermarket blades that will fit the popular SAKs and LMs in steels other than 420 and 440?
Everyone I seem to know that owns the aforementioned products bitches about the "inferior steel" and I see their point. I already have owned my SAK Champ for five years, it has paid for itself in that time. I would gladly pay anywhere from $20-50 to have a well made VG-10, BG-42, D2 or some other tougher, sharper, more durable SS main blade fitted to it. Perhaps I could also have the little one done in a different steel. It seems at least on the SAK secondary blade one could fashion the piece from scrap bar stock instead of recycling it at a loss.
It seems strange that such a thing hasn't been proposed before. It probably has. That means to me that it must be impractical or something else is wrong with the idea. I, however; believe that if someone wanted to get into blademaking or perfect their technique, this could certainly be a sideline possibility.
Any comments?
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"The cannibals of the West wear suits and ties"--Midnight Oil
[This message has been edited by lawdog (edited 17 September 1999).]
I have SAKs. I have Leathermans. Every knife nut I know has one or the other or both. What are the obstacles to making and marketing mass produced or one-off aftermarket blades that will fit the popular SAKs and LMs in steels other than 420 and 440?
Everyone I seem to know that owns the aforementioned products bitches about the "inferior steel" and I see their point. I already have owned my SAK Champ for five years, it has paid for itself in that time. I would gladly pay anywhere from $20-50 to have a well made VG-10, BG-42, D2 or some other tougher, sharper, more durable SS main blade fitted to it. Perhaps I could also have the little one done in a different steel. It seems at least on the SAK secondary blade one could fashion the piece from scrap bar stock instead of recycling it at a loss.
It seems strange that such a thing hasn't been proposed before. It probably has. That means to me that it must be impractical or something else is wrong with the idea. I, however; believe that if someone wanted to get into blademaking or perfect their technique, this could certainly be a sideline possibility.
Any comments?
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"The cannibals of the West wear suits and ties"--Midnight Oil
[This message has been edited by lawdog (edited 17 September 1999).]
