CRK Heat Treat

[SteelSnob]

I'm not saying their steel is horrible. I think the fanboys can't understand that CRK are my favorite knives and I'm not knocking CRK. I think the S30V is good but good is the enemy of great IMO.

 

[pvicenzi]

No use getting upset. Everyone uses their knives differently, and therfore has different needs, as far as steel type and hardness.

 

[gaton777]

I say CRK keeps the S30V and also brings back BG42.
Now we can choose whichever we like!

 

[DallasSTB]

I say CRK keeps the S30V and also brings back BG42.
Now we can choose whichever we like!

Did you not see this?



I think that they may be headed in a whole new direction with their blade steel.

 

[ipm]

Harder would be better.

 

[TyFrameLock]

I think that CRK has hit the sweet spot in s30v...I am an electrician, I use my small sebenza ug s30v everday for reaming pvc conduit, cutting open boxes, stripping thhn cu and alum wires, stripping xhw 500mcm-1/0 wires taking a break and cutting open a chip bag and peeling an apple, and then going right back to work, all day everyday, and the edge lasts a few weeks. I just checked my edge, sharpened it last week on my modified lansky @ 25* and it's still shaving sharp.

I find that it's a great balance between hardness and edge retention. For my use, which I think is mild-hard use.

Other steels by benchmade such as 154cm chipped doing these same tasks...Also spydercos vg-10 chipped....

I havn't had my sebenza roll or chip it's edge yet. And i trust it to preform as it has so far.

P.S. Today, i used it while waiting for the boss to get back with parts, to cut off a branch of a tree, and whittle it to a VERY sharp point, still shaving sharp, took a few passes over my leg and it's bald again...

P.S.S When I say "the edge last a few weeks" I mean that it is shaving sharp for a few weeks, after that it is still sharp, but won't easily shave hair, which it then gets a few passes on the modded lansky, to bring it back to shaving sharp.

 

[Shing]

If people are that bothered about the HT on their blade, just ask a maker to make a replacement in whatever steel they like and HT it to whatever hardness they prefer, simple.