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GrayWall04

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I just posted a similar question in the Randall forum. My friend used his Randall, a Sportsman Bowie, to cut limes and the blade turned a green shade. Not to long later he put a big chip in the blade cutting branches. I'm not that experienced with the way different steels stain. I understand that Randall uses 0-1. Is it common for some steels to turn green when cutting limes or is there something wrong with his knife which would explain why it chiped easier then a $10 flea market bowie?
 
No sense discussing Randall's, it just starts a sh1t storm.

The best bet is to send it back to the factory in Florida.
 
O-1 "stains" easily. "Stain" has a negative connotation, but you actually want o-1 to stain, as long as it isn't rusting. That stain is called a patina.

Whether or not there is something wrong with the knife, I can't say. If I hacked at branches with my kitchen knives, they would chip as well. Nothing wrong with them, they just aren't supposed to hack things.

Generally speaking, hacking at things is something you want to do with an axe, not a knife. On the other hand, some knives are designed to be better at hacking than others. If Randall thinks this knife should be able to hack at tree branches, then there is something wrong with the knife. Otherwise, there isn't. I don't know what a "Sportsman Bowie" is supposed to be used for.
 
SubaruSTi said:
Randalls are crap thats all their is to it.
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Is that tongue in cheek, mr subaru? I notice in your profile you claim randall is your favorite knife.

thanks for stopping by.... :)
 
Mike, I see what you mean about the Randall storm. I was worried about that. Thanks for everybody's imput. Although I figure if a bowie knife can't be used for chopping branches then it isn't much of a bowie knife. But thanks for all the input.
 
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