Becker and ESEE knife steel

bigbadboom said:
What I haven't seen mentioned in this thread is that reputedly the Esee knives are differentially heat treated , so the edge is harder and the rest of the knife softer , or tougher. This would make sense , as I understand Rowen used to supply Tops knives with some production , and they have a similar differential heat treat.
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This is actually the first time I've heard that ESEE might have a differential ht. I've also not recalled ever hearing that tops offers any knives with a differential ht either (which may not mean much, I don't pay much attention to tops knives).

Is there any data backing this up, or is this just something that people have speculated based on the fact that their heat test is pretty good?
 
I know this is an older thread, but I'd like to give my $0.02.

First off I don't have a BK12 so I can't speak to that.

I do however have a couple ESEE knives, maybe one or two kabar Becker knives, and a BK10LE and a couple other cam Beckers. So with that and my experience and use of my tools I've found the one with the best edge retention, and corrosion resistance is my BK10LE. I have an older ESEE 3 and a new Candiru I put the same edge one those as I do with all my knives, and my ESEE knives for some reason don't hold the edge very well.

I guess what I'm saying, IMHO, is that all have their differencee, a difference in chemical composition, and heat treat. Each one of those adds to the differences in the finished product. And that is what makes each of them good or better for us individually.
 
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My opinion on Esee - 3 x times more expensive with almost identicall steel with handle so bulky and huge (Junglas), that even my little bit bigger hand (6' 7") can't hold it firmly? No, thank you, I will stick with my trusty Beckers. For Esee price here in Czech I can have custom Elmax blade from one of the local knivemakers. Becker is maximum performance and ok quality for reasonable price. Everything more expensive from factory production is pointless. I got a custom Elmax special knife (probably one of the best on the world in the blade design and functional area) from the best Czech knifemaker as a wedding gift from my wife last month and this knife cost only something around 25 % more then Junglas here. And it will cut Junglas on small pieces anytime :-). Esee is overpriced just like Tops (and they are overpriced and ugly too :-D ).

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