Core of Marfione San Mai damascus?

Powerstroke219

Powerstroke219

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Has anyone heard what core steel Marfione is using? Specifically on the matrix. I read it's common to have a 1095 core, but the more I read it seems one could use most steels. Anyone have any insite on this? I'm quite uneducated on the subject. Thanks in advance.
 
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Might have been Chad Nichols san mai with a 20cv core that was used on the Matrix / Anax blades from 12/2014. Don't recall exactly where I read that.
 
I actually own that very knife. The core is indeed very, very hard. I actually reached out to Microtech before I bought it to get the info that you are asking.

I played phone tag with Hank Greenberg and never actually spoke with him. I do have his cell # though. :) I actually said piss on it and bought it anyway before they sold out while playing phone tag. After I had it, I stopped worrying about it because the edge is every bit as good as anything I have; including Elmax.

I would give it the seat of my pants RC hardness of 61. I actually thought it was their Elmax because of it's ridiculously good edge.
 
Clinto., is yours a Matrix with the carbon fibers inserts on the blade?

Over at empireoutfitters, their collections section described an Anax from that run: Blade - 3.5" Chad Nichols San Mai blade ( Armor Cored ) with polished spine. I've no idea what Armor Cored means...
 
It's a Matrix San Mai Damascus. If you look close at the pictures, you can see the layering of metal building up layer by layer. I fell in love with it and had to make it mine.

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Clinto. very cool info. That is the knife that is on its way to me as we speak. Very excited to say the least Thanks for the first hand observations.
 
Powerstroke219 said:
Clinto. very cool info. That is the knife that is on its way to me as we speak. Very excited to say the least Thanks for the first hand observations.
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You got it my brotha! Enjoy that knife. It looks far better in person, and anything that comes out of the Marfione Custom Shop is perfect in every way. So it flick perfectly and lock up is the same. Perfection.

Congrats Man!

Maybe post some pics back here after you get it in. And if you have any Q's on it, feel free to PM me anytime. Enjoy that knife!
 
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Clinto. said:
You got it my brotha! Enjoy that knife. It looks far better in person, and anything that comes out of the Marfione Custom Shop is perfect in every way. So it flick perfectly and lock up is the same. Perfection.

Congrats Man!

Maybe post some pics back here after you get it in. And if you have any Q's on it, feel free to PM me anytime. Enjoy that knife!
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I will definitely post some pics. It was a dream knife of mine, so when I got a pretty sizeable bonus at work, I was immedately on the hunt for one. Glad to have found one, and glad to hear they operate wonderfully. Even more excited about it now! Thanks
 
Action is ok. Detent is light/medium, so not a snappy flipper; but not likely to open in pocket. It's the only Matrix I've handled, might not be typical. Wonder if there's a way to adjust the detent strength?
 
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Action is ok. Detent is light/medium, so not a snappy flipper; but not likely to open in pocket. It's the only Matrix I've handled, might not be typical. Wonder if there's a way to adjust the detent strength?
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Interesting.. My detent is pretty solid. I sometimes like to go "all mall ninja" and just flip my wrist hard without even touching thumb studs or flipper on my blades and just let the blade flip out on it's own. I can get all my brands to do it, Benchmade, Microtech, Southern Grind, Strider, my Sebenza and Marfione. And I would say my Matrix is one of the harder blades to do that with.

So I guess customs may have a personality specific to each one?

Newdebate, how do you like your edge retention on that San Mai?
 
Hey, Clinto.,

I shredded a couple pizza boxes and whittled on some seasoned red oak and the blade still slices yellow pages quietly, probably should use it more. Looks like we still don't know what the core of the san mai actually is?
 
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Hey, Clinto.,

Looks like we still don't know what the core of the san mai actually is?
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You want me to reach out to Hank Greenburg from Marfione Customs? What does the community say?? Should I??? Just dare me and I will..
 
Clinto. said:
You want me to reach out to Hank Greenburg from Marfione Customs? What does the community say?? Should I??? Just dare me and I will..
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I'll save the dare for later. The san mai core might be Armacor ( LiquidMetal ), an Apple proprietary material:

http://gizmodo.com/5614154/giz-explains-what-is-liquidmetal

Darn it. The article pops up when you google: Armacor. It's used to coat drill pipe and refractory chambers.
 
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newdebate said:
I'll save the dare for later. The san mai core might be Armacor ( LiquidMetal ), an Apple proprietary material:

http://gizmodo.com/5614/giz-explains-what-is-liquidmetal

Darn it. The article pops up when you google: Armacor. It's used to coat drill pipe and refractory chambers.
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Very Interesting NewDebate! It could be that Armacor.. That link you provided doesn't work. And the 2nd link to the forum post from 2002 doesn't show any pics. So it's hard to get any conclusive evidence. But it certainly sounds plausible.
 
The LiquidMetal FAQs state their main Zn/Ti product is nonmagnetic. So maybe it's the dark coating on the core.

Ready for a dare, Clinto.?
 
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