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Do you use your talonite knives?

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I've seen pretty good "research" threads about talonite, which sounded good enough to have me order one of talonite knives. I've got Allen's MEUK coming.
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I am wondering how do you find talonite knives in practice. I'll be able to tell you about mine soon.
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Kris
 
I'm in the same boat. I have a Neil Blackwood talonite neck knife being made and a Simonich talonite Chinook on order from Les. I definitely intend to use them - but mostly this summer and early fall in the high arctic. I'm sure they will be beautiful, but I am very curious to see if the talonite itself is as incredible as claimed, at least in my clumsy, demanding hands
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Teh beauty of a Talonite knife lies in using it in my opinion. They hold an edge extremely well (respond superbly to a plain kitchen steel) and you don't worry a bit about cleaning the blade until you get around to it - it just plain can't rust or corrode.

I have been using a Rinaldi Talonite TTKK model for the last 6 months (mostly for kitchen chores where I love Talonites easy clean up and no corrosion qualities) and highly recommend using your Talonite knife.

Kevin

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I've got one of Rob Simonich's 3.5" Cetans and have been using it heavily since receiving it a few months ago. Talonite's a great performer - even when the edge loses its bite, it will cut like crazy when you initiate the cut. It's also an easy material to maintain - a few strokes on the fine hones of my Spydie 204 brought the keen edge back in minimal time.

As Kevin said, you don't have to worry about cleaning it until you are ready to clean it - no way its going to rust or stain. You'll find that Talonite has an inherent lubricity. It'll glide through meat quicker than regular steel blades.

I'm looking forward to taking delivery of my second Cetan at this year's Blade. Drop point Talonite neck knife, perfect daily carry fixed blade!

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I have a Tom Mayo Talonite hunter that I use all the time. You guys won't be disappointed! It holds an excellent edge, even when it feels very dull to the touch, it is still very sharp.
And as Kevin said, it responds very good to steeling. As a matter of fact, I bought another steel just for it, a F. Dick smooth steel from the Knife Merchant, John Borg.
From habit, I always clean my blades when I get blood, etc; on them, but you don't have to with Talonite, it will not rust or stain.
Going to have to break the habit with my Talonite knife.
BTW guys, Tom does great work at a good price!
 
I have a Tom Mayo clip point hunter in Talonite which has seen almost daily use for about six weeks. Almost all of this use has been in the kitchen or garden, I haven't had much cause to use it elsewhere yet.

The blade glides through meat, vegetables, string, foliage and anything else I've waved it at. Now this could be entirely due to Tom's skills or to the Talonite. I suspect a blissful synergy
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Oh, and I haven't had to sharpen it yet, wouldn't know where to start!

Roger
 
OK,

I may be being unbearably
technical, but Talonite will corrode.

It will not rust, because
rust is the laymans word for the very specific oxidation
of iron, and there is only 3% on iron in it, and as I understand it, the iron is bound up in the material.

But it can corrode. Evidence of that is on all the Talonite knives that have an etched makers mark, that mark is made with a corrosive procedure, thus it is a form of corrosion, thus Talonite will corrode. Les Robertson has also reported that Talonite is less corrosion resistant than titanium, and we all know that while titanium is very corrosion resistant, it is not corrosion proof.

The case may be made that, Talonite is corrosion proof for the average use it will see, but that is not corrosion proof in the truest sense.

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Thank you,
Marion David Poff aka Eye, Cd'A ID, USA mdpoff@hotmail.com

Talonite Fire

"Many are blinded by name and reputation, few see the truth" Lao Tzu
 
swong13, Darrell is awaiting a neck knife from me, It is the first knife I have mailed that got lost or ripped off. I will be starting a thread to see how often this happens in the Shop Talk forum. I am very upset about it!
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Evasion, go to my web site by clicking on my signature line and go to the Talonite section, you will also find other links to other sites on Talonite there.

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I've a Talonite Rekat Carnivore made created by Rob Simonich, with lovely Desert Ironwood scales, very nice knife! And to answer your question, I do use mine, even when there really isn't a need to cut something I usually cut it anyway. Mostly cardboard or boxes, bags, plastic tywraps like today. And it keeps it's edge very well. It is a different cutting experience.

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She's a beauty!

Also I have a real nice gentlemans knife with Koa wood scales by Tom Mayo, blade just under 3", nicely flat ground, slices extremely well and is smooth to open and.....wait a minute, I never did get that knife from him, gee I must have been dreaming again? woe is me....
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G2

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Rob-

Thanks for the reply. Sorry to hear about the knife getting lost. As a practice, do you normally insure your knives when you ship them and/or do you use a shipping method that allows you to track your shipment or is this price ineffective when running a business?

-Steven
 
had to comment about the corrosion thing.. I mean, we can get it to melt i guess, but rob simonich has soaked the stuff in every acid and corrosion agent he can get his hands on and NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!! I have stellite that has been in my shop for over 17 years and it looks EXACTLY like it did when i got it. I have a polished 6K blade hanging on the wall that I took the handle off 16 years ago, it is bright and shiney as the day i finished it. solder flux does NOTHING to it. read whats inside that stuff!!!!!!! FOR ALL PRACTICAL PUPOSES....IT WILL NOT RUST OR CORRODE IN ANY WAY...btw, the etcher does a very poor job of putting my logo on the stuff. and for the guy who asked what it is got to http://www.carbideprocessors.com/ or check out rob simonichs website....
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Heck yes I use 'em!!!

That's what Talonite is all about...it begs
to be used. Rob's first Talonite knife,
a Wambli has seen a great deal of use and shows it as I'm pretty rough on my using blades (which is most
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). Heck even the first Simonich Talonite - Rekat Carnivore which I own (looks just like the one G2 posted a pic of above) has been my daily
carry since I got it. Unfortunately the ironwood scales have suffered by my roughness. I took a small chip out of the edge of one when I decided to go through a door frame the hard way!

I'm remined on the old Sebenza threads where folks worried about getting those scales scratched... many reported that once done it gave their knife a bit of character and they felt more at ease in using it hard like it was designed for. Remember Sebenza means worker in zulu!

Now that I have several Talonite knives as workers I might be persuaded to simply display a presentation grade Talonite knife; and I've one in the queue with Rob that may end up that way. Dunno yet.


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Marion, you are a funny guy. Under normal circumstances neither titanium or Talonite will corrode.

You can elevate the temperature of titanium enough to allow corrosion to begin. I think the temperature required is 550 degrees F. There are also certain acids that will corrode titanium.

Cobalt base alloys will not corrode in a normal environment, not even at highly elevated temperatures. There may be some acids that in conjunction with elevated temperatures may corrode. But I don't know what that is.
 
Just a note here is support of what Marion said. Just because something doesn't happen in everyday life doesn't many you should make a 100% claim on it being impossible. Ethyl Alcohol for example will remain a liquid under normal circumstances (melting point is ~ -120)- however it would not therefore be correct to say you cannot freeze it.

Anyway that being said, I have done corrosion tests on many Cobalt alloys being used in knives, I gave up on the saltwater soaks when stainless blades (ATS-34, VG-10) were orange with rust and pitted. The Cobalt blades were uneffected.

-Cliff
 
Oh, Jeez, revelations?

Does this mean that my water proof watch is not really water proof, but only water resistant to whatever meter rating it states?

Does this mean that a bullet proof vest will not stop a 460 weatherby magnum using barns-x rounds? Better bring my 60 pound flak jacket.

This must be the "No $hit Sherlock" thread
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Oh, and by the way, cobalt alloys are more corrosion "resistant" than titaniums and definitely less reactive. Although they can take on radioactive properties. So, it may be a good idea to stay away from a knife that glows blue
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