Chris Reeve Green Beret?

Spyderco has done this on their models to find when the locks will break, they have also examined other makers knives but don't in general release the data. I liked the use of the press, but would not have loaded the handle in the middle as there is no way to do that by hand. I would have liked to see the knife viced and then force applied down on the spine of the knife and then on the flat, of course you can only break the same a knife once, so a snap through the tip could be done before the vertical lock release, or just break the lock then examine the blade by itself.

-Cliff
 
Varulv, please don't take this personally, but what were you doing at 2am on a Friday night that compelled you to open a thread that had been dormant for over 3 years?
 
LOL I started reading this thread and then it dawned on me that the arguments were redundant....zipped to the last page a got a good laugh:D
godot said:
Varulv, please don't take this personally, but what were you doing at 2am on a Friday night that compelled you to open a thread that had been dormant for over 3 years?
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I read thru the whole thread before I noticed it was 3 years old.
It doesn’t seem so relevant now, but still, as the topic is interesting:

About the design:
A little to big handle, and the serrations are pleased the wrong place (as on most partially serrated blades).

The steel S30V:
With increasing content of carbon and alloying elements, the brittleness increases.
Even thought the PM process increase toughness compared to conventional steel production, this fact maintains. With the high amount of carbides in S30V, chipping will not be unexpected.

The high amount of carbon in the steels forms carbides depleting the matrix of chromium, so there will be limitations on how good the corrosion resistance can be for this steel. As increased chromium content (to achieve corrosion resistance), will lead to carbide formation, in steels with high carbon content, this corrosion resistance is in the expense of mechanical properties.

If the blade is intended for hard use, I would recommend something else.
 
F. Haakonsen said:
I read thru the whole thread before I noticed it was 3 years old.
It doesn’t seem so relevant now, but still, as the topic is interesting:

About the design:
A little to big handle, and the serrations are pleased the wrong place (as on most partially serrated blades).

The steel S30V:
With increasing content of carbon and alloying elements, the brittleness increases.
Even thought the PM process increase toughness compared to conventional steel production, this fact maintains. With the high amount of carbides in S30V, chipping will not be unexpected.

The high amount of carbon in the steels forms carbides depleting the matrix of chromium, so there will be limitations on how good the corrosion resistance can be for this steel. As increased chromium content (to achieve corrosion resistance), will lead to carbide formation, in steels with high carbon content, this corrosion resistance is in the expense of mechanical properties.

If the blade is intended for hard use, I would recommend something else.
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Then where is the right place for serrations? A big handle is needed for gloved hands.
 
Georgia Guy said:
check out knifetests.com, the GB sucks! Yes it is pretty but not a tough knife.
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I would need all my fingers and toes to count the number of threads concerning that test. Find them, read them and then decide for yourself if the test is a valid one of the knives performance or not.
 
Roger999 said:
Then where is the right place for serrations?
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Certainly not in the area you use most for push cutting, for instance for wood working.
If there is a use for serrations at all, and then for rope cutting, it would be more useful a couple of inches out on the edge. The rope cutting may start close to the handle, where the serration on the GB is, but one is often past the serrated area before the rope is cut. Placing the serrations further out will make it more effective.


Roger999 said:
A big handle is needed for gloved hands.
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When using gloves, there is more material inside the hand, so the handle should be thinner.
The two finger groves are relatively wide apart; this make the handle fit few hands. One finger grove would be more universal.
 
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