Boye Dendritic Cobalt???

[kwackster]

So these knives use cobalt as the matrix for dendritic structures of wear resistant chrome and tungsten carbide ?
On paper that sounds comparable to the much cheaper Forever titanium hybride knives, which use titanium as the matrix for even more wear resistant CBN and vanadium carbide particles.

The review i did a while ago on one of these Forever knives:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...nife-GHT-16-(Cera-Titan)?highlight=cera-titan

 

[Wardo46]

How does the BDC stack up against H-1?

I'd like to know how BDC compares with H-1, also. Seems like the BDC folder against the serrated Spyderco Pacific Salt or Atlantic Salt would be a natural comparison. Anyone have experience with both?

 

[Stelth]

Since writing that post I bought a Boye BDC sailing knife and I use it whenever I'm around saltwater. I have submerged it dozens of times and it never had a speck of rust and is always scary sharp.

 

[Zalmoxis]

Does anyone know a source where I can purchase blanks or raw material to make some knives out of dendritic cobalt?

 

[eisman]

Cobalt blades are not really well suited to stock removal. It's going to cost a lot to get the gear to cast the blades as should be done. Finding a old Boye blade is not easy, but it can be done. Just expect to pay for it.

 

[tiguy7]

Of the Stellite knives that have been offered in the marketplace, Stellite 6-B knives have been cast, Stellite 6-BH (Talonite) and Stellite 6-K knives have been wrought. None of the variants need heat treatment, but belt costs are high in the case of wrought products.