BCMW 52100 1/8" thick, 7" blade, 64.5rc edge stability tests

BluntCut MetalWorks · Jun 12, 2016

This is a 25 minutes video of a BCMW's production pilot blade. Performance is BCMW's key-value proposition, while F&F will be at field quality.

BluntCut MetalWorks 20160612
52100 1/8" thick, 7" blade, 12" OAL
64.5rc

Tests - whittle: bamboo; African Blackwood, 16d nail, beef rib bone
Chop: 2x4; pine; oak; olive; African Blackwood; thin metal tube

Edge after test:

Thanks for watching & comments.

https://youtu.be/akE_Qrgetc0

*** W2; 1095; 1084 knives will be about 1.5-2rc higher than 52100.

Chris "Anagarika" · Jun 13, 2016

Luong,

The last D2 you tested and showed on the other thread was scary tough

Now this 52100 performs so well, I'd love to replace my coconut chopper .. If you remember my adventure with D2 & 52100 vs coconut

64.5HRC doing crazy things with only minor chip :thumbup:

BluntCut MetalWorks · Jun 13, 2016

Thanks much! I think my wood cleaver probably be awesome as coconut knife - for green & brown/riped coconuts. Steel could be 52100 at 64.5rc or 65+rc W2/1095/1084/O1/etc..

Edge of these steels will stay keener/thinner longer than 3V & D2 in push cuts & chops.

Chris "Anagarika";16175178 said:
Luong,

The last D2 you tested and showed on the other thread was scary tough

Now this 52100 performs so well, I'd love to replace my coconut chopper .. If you remember my adventure with D2 & 52100 vs coconut
64.5HRC doing crazy things with only minor chip :thumbup:

BluntCut MetalWorks · Jun 18, 2016

Well, I couldn't even produce a clean field-grade grind w/o missing the target 0.016-0.020" BET:barf:

BCMW will debut with KSO

edit: loss 1/16" blade width. BET now around 0.020-0.022". Sign of 1 ripple remains. Np with crazy chopping now. Will put a handle on this KSO *as it*. Cutting W2 blanks...