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thoughts on CS carbon V steel? got this instead, usually buy stainless blade, AUS-8.
also, wear/how do you usually carry your kobun? thoughts on the paracord wrap to make the krayton easier/more comfortable to carry.
 
Carbon V is great, except that it rusts very badly and very easily. Wrapping the handle is an excellent idea.
 
Check Joe Talmage's FAQ on steel. Carbon V is very good IMHO; takes and holds a superb edge, will rust unless cared for. Wish CS would feature it in their folders (besides the Twistmasters).
 
I'm a big fan of Carbon V. You can put a vicious edge on the stuff, but it will rust in a heartbeat. Of course, if you take good care of your knives, this isn't really a problem, unless you live around salt water or in a tropical, humid environment.

I would much rather have Carbon V than AUS 8.
 
e-mail recondoc1 and ask him about he cord wrapping. I got a kobun from him in trade and he wrapped the handle. I sure liked the wrapped grip on it. It made it look good too! The army is right: black and green together just looks FANTASTIC!

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"Come What May..."
 
I'm blown away by CarbonV. I picked up a Bird&Trout for cleaning fish a month or two back. The knife was so freakin' sharp, I accidentally cut the head off of a trout!!! That was just the gravity of the blade hitting the trouts neck!!! Glad that wasn't my finger.

My father immediately fell in love with my Bird&Trout after trying it. I had to buy myself another. Then my father-in-law tried the new one. I'm now shopping for a new Bird&Trout for myself. This one will not make it out of my hands!!!
 
I own several Carbon V blades. For the ones with epoxy coating, I stripped the coating off and blackened the blades with hot blueing solution. On my Master Hunter, the blade came with no coating on it. My first use was to cut a fish in half to use as bait when I took my kids crabbing. The blade instantly rusted. Steel wool used within one hour of this couldn't remove the stains. So, it was back to the blueing solution for this knife as well. The only problem I have had is with my Recon Tanto, For some reason I cannot get this knife nearly as sharp as my other Carbon V blades. Not sure if it edge geometry or inconsistent heat treatment.
 
I've carried the Carbon V blades in some rough environments like Alaska and Northern Canada. I have experienced discoloration and light surface corrosion on the Trailmaster and Master Hunter, but no rust that caused pitting or anything other than cosmetic problems. Of course, I do clean and oil them if they get wet. Their edge holding ability has been very good.

I'm surprised that a Recon Tanto won't take a good edge because every one I've seen (even the seconds) has been very sharp. I would call Cold Steel and ask them to check it out/resharpen it. Their customer service is pretty responsive.

DPD.
 
Very pleased with my Carbon V Master Hunter.
4 deer and several hundred fish heads later...still one of my favorites. As far rusting, I have not had that problem. I immediately rinse with soap and water, then coat with Break Free CLP. Oh yah, easy to get the edge back.
J Scott
 
The most recent threads on this topic have tended to support Joe Talmadge's speculation (as noted on his Steel FAQ) that Camillus is currently using 0170-6 steel in the production of CS's Carbon V blades. It's important to note, however, that this may not have always been the case; thus it's quite possible (perhaps even likely) that older Carbon V blades are, in fact, made of a different steel.
 
Originally posted by Alberta Ed
Check Joe Talmage's FAQ on steel. Carbon V is very good IMHO; takes and holds a superb edge, will rust unless cared for. Wish CS would feature it in their folders (besides the Twistmasters).
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Hello there Alberta Ed:
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Cold Steel now offers a series of traditional stockman knives in Carbon V. They're a bit overpriced if you ask me, so I'd rather go with a Camillus.
 
Originally posted by el cid


Hello there Alberta Ed:
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Cold Steel now offers a series of traditional stockman knives in Carbon V. They're a bit overpriced if you ask me, so I'd rather go with a Camillus.
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Anyone has experience of these CV pocketknives?
Thanx in advance.
 
el cid --
Thanks, I've been thinking about those. Does anyone know of the Camillus stockman blades are in the same excellent steel they're using in the Becker line (a variation on Carbon V, if I understand correctly). But I really would prefer a Voyager lockback in Carbon V... as well as a traditional slipjoint Stockman.
 
I have been impressed with Carbon V's ability to take a razor edge and withstand abuse. I gave my brother a SRK which he uses at work to cut tires off rims, rips through the steel belts, dulls the edge but he brings it to me for sharpening which is easilly accomplished.
 
Alberta Ed: I don't think the Camillus Stockman pocketknives are the same steel as the Becker line. They are plain old 1095...not that there is anything wrong with that. I have a big trapper in the tortoise shell celluloid that A.G. Russell offered in his catalog some time back. A sweet knife if you like traditional slipjoints, which I do.
 
Originally posted by Bronco
The most recent threads on this topic have tended to support Joe Talmadge's speculation (as noted on his Steel FAQ) that Camillus is currently using 0170-6 steel in the production of CS's Carbon V blades.
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Hmmm ... I knew that a good fraction of Carbon V was 0170-6 (aka 50100-B), but didn't know that Cold Steel used Camillus as a fabrication house...?? True?

I kinda figured all the Cold Steel stuff was farmed out overseas (Japan, Seki City), and probably the AUS-8 stuff must be, true?
 
I understand that all of the Carbon V stuff from CS is made in the United States (likely by Camillus, and more power to 'em for producing such excellent blades) while the AUS-8 knives are made in Japan, possibly in Seki City, a noted cutlery center. Some of CS's blades have been sourced from Taiwan, as well, under strict quality control.
 
Joebe,
Saw Crayola's note and had to get in. I love Carbon V, put another dime in the jukebox baby? (Sorry, temporary Joan Jett and the Blackhearts possesion.) Anyhow, Carbon V is good steel. Have had a few field knives of the stuff and can't complain. Don't ever consider CS knives collector types. They are built to be used and used thouroughly. I don't know why so many folks here rag on them.
As for cord wrapping. Use military 550 para cord, and take the inner fibers out. This allows the cord to lay on flatter and doesn't increase the bulk of the handle that much. The other option is to leave the inner fibers in and do a Stryder type (Japanese) wrap. Stryder does their's on the tang itself, so the wrap bulk is the handle. I always gut my paracord.
Hope this helps.
recondoc
 
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