d2 survival knife durability

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Hey, I have purchased (some time ago) a nice custom survival knife made from 1/4" D2 steel. I realy like it and it realy performs for what I put it up against, but have recently read a few articles saying how d2 is unreliable where impact is concerned. I never realy abuse it, and try to be carefull, but accidents happen, and now am a bit leery about taking it with me in fear of droping it or something along those lines and having it break. Could someone tell me if my fears are sound, or am I just being overprotective. Thanks!
 
I don't know about D2, but I dropped my mini manix tip first onto cement yesterday. S30V is supposed to be pretty brittle, and nothing snapped/ chipped.

I say just use it, and if it breaks, there are hundreds of us waiting to spend your money for you!
 
It's not a good idea to use D2 on a big knife for chopping but for normal cutting use and battoning, it's stronger then you think.

singteck
 
Depends on a few factors like who made it and what the heat treat is like. Dozier does some phenomenal work in D2, he's pretty much the godfather of using that steel in tough field blades.
 
I have a Benchmade 156CSK in D2 that I've used for light chopping of dried wood and for splitting wood with a baton and I've never had any trouble with it at all.
 
Hey bro if the heat treat is good you will have no probs !
I dropped my Ka-Bar D2 Impact point about 6 feet down some rocks and apart from some scuffs on the coating there was no damage ! D2 rocks !!!!
 
I have several knives in D2. Like it very much. Easy for me to sharpen and holds an edge very well. But the only knife I've every had a problem with was one in D2.

I'm not really rough on knives but I was in a hurry, working my way through the H bone on a doe and had the blade in the bone and started to work it side to side and front to back to get through. Out came a chip about a quarter inch long and and eighth inch deep. Sent it back to the maker and he reground it and it is just fine today.

I like D2 very much for skinning and light duty pocket knives but take something else if I may be out and in situations where I might need to chop or strike something.

Slim
 
tknife said:
Depends on a few factors like who made it and what the heat treat is like. Dozier does some phenomenal work in D2, he's pretty much the godfather of using that steel in tough field blades.
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D2 done right is very good.
 
Blade steel, heat treat, and edge geometry. The Dozier you use skinning, with a thin hollow grind, is not built for chopping. A Dozier Wilderness Knife will chop with no problem, but it won't slice as nicely as the skinner.
 
Not trying to get off topic,but Im curious,queen's d2 knives are some of the least expensive I've seen in D2,I own a couple and think there great.Whats do you guys think of there heat treat?Anybody had any problems with them?
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Blade steel, heat treat, and edge geometry. The Dozier you use skinning, with a thin hollow grind, is not built for chopping. A Dozier Wilderness Knife will chop with no problem, but it won't slice as nicely as the skinner.
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Esav, but it's hollow-ground...that would still make me nervous chopping with it. (Deja-vu, right?)
 
Have you ever held one? It's pretty massive.
Chris Reeve makes hollow ground blades, too, but his are A2.
 
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