BM improvements on 710 & 806 soon?

yes sal is quite the gentleman

he never once talked bad about cold steel even though they used to talk down about ats-34/55, copied designs, etc

he tested BM steel before which did not perform up to par with spyderco steel but did not use it against BM

he regularly asks for customer input and critique and is always looking for new ways to improve his product. He never shys form ascknowledging mistakes in his products.

and i know all this even though i've only been interested in knives les than a month

:)

oh yeah, and like i said before, because he is so involved with the ELU, I saved myself some money and did not buy a Military because I am waiting for the paramilitary to be released
 
I haven't read all the posts in all the forums, I was just commenting on a seemingly unbiased comment in this thread.

jmx
 
hmmm i never considered this but what are the coatings on SPydies such as the Bob Lum Tanto?

I assume they are different that BM coating correct? non-teflon?

Would such coatings in your opinion work as well or better than teflon coatings with low chrome content steels?
 
i think you could coat a m2 bade with bc1 without having to worry about rust, but you would have to put a protective coating on it first. i'm not sure though if this has been done to the forum knife.
 
Originally posted by TheBadGuy I would say get them now, as tonybigthumbs said. There is no more room for improvement on these two models in my opinion

I agree. These 2 knives are damn near perfect as they are.
 
Originally posted by fishbulb Unless you live in a highly corrosive environment near the ocean or work around water a lot, rush probably won't be an issue if you take even rudimentary care of your knife.

I would be afraid of having that in my area. I am in Ohio and it is very humid here.
 
Thanx for the kind words.

Hi Curious. We have no personal experience with corrosion testing on M2 or any other low chrome material. Our customers have always preferred the modern stainless steels, so that's been our direction.

We're re-testing abrasion resistance on D2 mules at this time using different Rc and different edge angles. We plan on doing the same for M2 later this month. Early tests on D2 & M2 didn't yield very good results, but personal use reports from forumites have been more positive so we're testing again. We've since re-calibrated the equipment and we're working with a different lab tech so we needed updated data anyway. If the tests prove out better, then we'll do corrosion testing on the different coatings.

As Bladeswinger mentioned, proper maintenance on any steel would solve most of the problems eliminating the need for coatings.

BTW Bladeswinger, nothing is perfect for very long. Time forces improvement as new innovations, technologies and materials evolve.

sal
 
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