Carbon steel multitool or SAK

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Ripantack

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:confused:I would love to have a multitool or SAK with a carbon steel blade with some grooves on the top of the blade for using flint to make a spark. The remainder of the tools are probably best stainless steel.

Personally, I like carbon steel in a knife blade anyway because of the ease of sharpening, edge holding and toughness. A2, heat treated to about R60 and cryo-treated would be ideal.

Does anyone make such a thing? If not, does anyone make an easily replaceable carbon steel knife blade for any model SAK or good quality multitool?

Rip
 
You're about the only one who wants this. The closest I think you'll find are some of Schrade's offerings, but they're mostly just multi-bladed pocket knives, not multi-tools.

Maybe the best solution would be to have a fire starter tool in your bug-out bag or whatever.
 
I have been kicking around the same ideas. The best I can do is a 2 knife system: SAK with your favorite tools + Traditional folder with carbon blades. Case has several models with Chrome Vanadium blades, GEC uses 1095, or perhaps an Opinel might suit you.
 
dogstar said:
an Opinel might suit you.
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That's not a bad thought - the Opinel knives seem to have a nice sharp square back and you could strike sparks of a firesteel with the blade closed. My #6 pretty much disappears into a pocket and is too light to really notice it, but it is VERY sharp and cuts well - it also works well as a steak knife.
 
Thanks for the responses. If I knew that I might run into a survival situation I would simply carry a few cheap lighters around. However, in the real world these situations tend to arrive when least expected. In almost anyplace in the world hard rocks can be found. I have found that often you can get a spark by simply striking two rocks together, but the spark is weak and would be difficult to start a fire. Having a piece of carbon steel in one's pocket all the time would be useful.

A SAK or multi tool is so much more useful than a knife that I rarely carry a pocket knife these days.

Maybe I will contact that fellow that sells special run SAK's to see if he ever plans to consider a carbon steel blade. I know he has done "Damascus" blades.

Rip
 
I've been thinking something similar to this, too. I like SAK's and other multi's as well, but I can never carry just a SAK because the blade is never quite what I'm looking for. I am a big fan of carbon steel for its ease of sharpening, and the aforementioned firesteel friendliness would definitely be a bonus. Perhaps to make a carbon blade for one? now that sounds fun.
 
I just pulled out my SOG Para tool and used the file on my ferro rod. I got as much spark with it as I did with the back edge of a hacksaw blade. If you have metal file on your SAK or multitool you might give it a try to see if it will work. My file is cut on 3 sides and I used the edge along one side and the bottom.
 
Bo T said:
I just pulled out my SOG Para tool and used the file on my ferro rod. I got as much spark with it as I did with the back edge of a hacksaw blade. If you have metal file on your SAK or multitool you might give it a try to see if it will work. My file is cut on 3 sides and I used the edge along one side and the bottom.
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Every MT I've ever had from my SuperTool to my Swisstool, to my Charge and Wave all had some tool on them that was good a striking a ferrorod, generally the file or the spine of the saw blade...or the awl.

Carbon steel is great but it's not necessary...
 
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