Bushcraft knife, D6 tool steel

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Custom made bushcraft knife, made from 3.4mm thick D6 tool steel, just under 4.3" blade, 61RC. Black micarta handle with titanium lanyard tube. No sheath, $325 $265 delivered (buyer pays paypal fees)
Thanks for looking
Farid
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Hello Farid. D6, D3 ? I have experience using knives with D2. How do D6 & D3 differ from the functional standpoint ?
This is the first i have heard of these steels.
thanks, roland
 
Hello Roland,
Thanks for asking, I like using D2, D3 and D6, here are the differences. D3 and D6 gets much harder and are around 20% - 25% more wear resistant than D2 (in my opinion)

D2 - 1.55% carbon, 11.5% chromium, 0.20 vanadium
D3 - 2.1% carbon, 12% chromium, 0.2 - 0.25 vanadium
D6 - 2.2 - 2.3% carbon, 12% chromium, around 1% - 1.2% (W) Tungsten

Hope this helps to understand the differences between the three tool steels, my cutting competition choppers are made from D3 right now, it is a high performance tool steel.
take care






rprocter said:
Hello Farid. D6, D3 ? I have experience using knives with D2. How do D6 & D3 differ from the functional standpoint ?
This is the first i have heard of these steels.
thanks, roland
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Thank you Farid. I have found my D2 blades to be very wear resistant, so these knives must be even more exceptional as users and almost never need re-sharpening with 'real world' average use.
roland
 
They cut very well, take a look at the other bushcraft I have for sale made from D3 steel, very simple design but very high performance.
take care Roland


rprocter said:
Thank you Farid. I have found my D2 blades to be very wear resistant, so these knives must be even more exceptional as users and almost never need re-sharpening with 'real world' average use.
roland
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Wow Farid. I first thought you were off your Rocka'! Then double checked your figures on steel composition. Holy Crap BatMan! Are you more than on the mark!
WOW! AGAIN WOW! Carbon mixed w/ Chromium has been the magic key to what I consider THE BEST!

You did it brother! WOW ! Thanks Farid, for that enlightenment. Now that's what I call a knife, WOW! The carbon/Chrome mixture is truly amazing. Very impressed. You can keep all that 5150, 1095 (sorry, but it's true), and especially ATS 34 -LOL, WOW D3 Farid, very nice.

Very very nice, you're on your game! This man knows his knife steel, drool, I was second behind Rprocter in the "Sure whatever" scenario, this really is special steel.

Absolutely! WOW! Carbon mixed w/ the right everything else makes that blade...................impose it's will! WOW!
 
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I Looooooooooooooooove D2 Steel, but LORD HAVE MERCY! D3 is over 2% carbon? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooow! Sign me up! Wooow!
 
Thank you all for your interest in the steels I use, there is a reason why I use these steels.
more Pics coming..
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Bad Boy Productions said:
Wow Farid. I first thought you were off your Rocka'! Then double checked your figures on steel composition. Holy Crap BatMan! Are you more than on the mark!
WOW! AGAIN WOW! Carbon mixed w/ Chromium has been the magic key to what I consider THE BEST!

You did it brother! WOW ! Thanks Farid, for that enlightenment. Now that's what I call a knife, WOW! The carbon/Chrome mixture is truly amazing. Very impressed. You can keep all that 5150, 1095 (sorry, but it's true), and especially ATS 34 -LOL, WOW D3 Farid, very nice.




Very very nice, you're on your game! This man knows his knife steel, drool, I was second behind Rprocter in the "Sure whatever" scenario, this really is special steel.

Absolutely! WOW! Carbon mixed w/ the right everything else makes that blade...................impose it's will! WOW!
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Bad Boy Productions said:
I Looooooooooooooooove D2 Steel, but LORD HAVE MERCY! D3 is over 2% carbon? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooow! Sign me up! Wooow!
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I also like to test my steels to destruction. It is all part of pushing the boundaries all in the name of learning and understanding what steels can and cannot do.
The D6 bent a lot before it snapped

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Right now making these in green G10, tan micarta, black micarta and 1 orange G10
 
For those of you who like high performance steels check out my CPM-REX-121 project on here.
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Farid:

I'm interested in making a knife out of D3 - how does it grind? Does it eat up ceramic belts say like CPM S-30V does?

TK
 
Awesome stuff Farid.
Been checking out your stuff and that D3 blade that you have...i'm drooling.

Speaking of which, how does the blade shape look like after this?
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And what metal pin is it?

thanks
J
 
Hi TK,
Grinds like D2, very easy to work with, but after heat-treating it's another story all together. Get your edge thickness close to what you want 'before' heat-treating.
Hope that helps


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Farid:

I'm interested in making a knife out of D3 - how does it grind? Does it eat up ceramic belts say like CPM S-30V does?

TK
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Please remember that I have a lot of experience using lots of different steels, and even different heat-treating formulas for one type of steel, so take the D3 or D6 for example I have had to carry out different heat-treating formulas to get here, this is not something that comes free or quickly, you have to take the time and try out different formulas and find out what works best for you and the application which your knife is going to be used for.
Hope that helps.





TK Steingass said:
Farid:

I'm interested in making a knife out of D3 - how does it grind? Does it eat up ceramic belts say like CPM S-30V does?

TK
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