Recommendation? Blade Steel

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Blues said:
The point of my earlier post was that we are not going to go down that particular road in this thread as it's both off topic and has been documented elsewhere.
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I don't disagree with you brother. All I'm saying is, for some reason, the knife world seems to be almost dependent on controversy.
Even this forum sprang up because Mike Turber had a beef with Josh whats-his-name from recdotknives.com & another ongoing battle with Benchmade because they wouldn't sell to WOW (World of Weapons).

Anyhow - you're right on target - all the drama gets old real quick.

I walked away from here years ago because of it & came back every once in a while just to check things out.

I'm glad you're taking the stance you are.
 
I think the "Josh" you're thinking of is Josh Burbank of Pioneer Valley Knife & Tool.

Yeah, those were the days.
 
Since the OP was really looking for a light to medium duty camp cutting tool, any of his listed steel choices should be plenty, even overkill. And any of the other recommended steels will also work well. I've always been of the opinion that people are MUCH too worried about the possibility that they won't get that last 5% of performance out of a blade designed for light to medium cutting duties. MOST people will never approach that limit, let alone surpass it. And those who might would likely be carrying something that wouldn't push the limits of its performance capabilities, i.e., a BIGGER knife, or better, the appropriate tool for the job at hand. As the OP has already said he does.

For me, this is an easy question. Tell me what kind of steel it is, and the hardness. Is it through hardened or differentially heat-treated? Thank you.

That's all I need to know to decide how I am going to use a knife, and how I need to adjust my cutting technique, if necessary. After that, it's all about keeping it sharp.

YMMV
 
Londinium Armoury said:
Bark River lie about the steel they use? So those 3V and Elmax knives are not reallt 3V or Elmax? What are they then.
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I own a Bark River that is not A2 as marked or advertised as.
It's their mystery metal that they sold as A2.
Best guess is, it's AUS-6.
 
Rupestris said:
I own a Bark River that is not A2 as marked or advertised as.
It's their mystery metal that they sold as A2.
Best guess is, it's AUS-6.
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I don't want to derail the thread, but I also don't want to ignore replies. I don't understand how companies can even use mystery steels, as each steel type has a specific way it's supposed to be heat treated properly, how do people who use mystery steel even heat treat the knives? like a random crapshoot, roll the dice and hope for the best. Imagine you have an air hardening steel and try to treat it like it's O1, it's going to come out pretty bad.
 
I think we've run our course for this particular thread...

Feel free to explore the topic of 'knives that aren't what they seem or as advertised' in a separate thread.
 
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