EDC XIII Which knife or knives are you carrying today?

[Locutus D'Borg]

I've seen it referred to as Bronze anodized aluminum, and as Aluminum Bronze. I'm pretty sure it's the Aluminum Bronze .
My Aluminum Malibu weighs 3.02 oz, my Runt 5 is 3.7 oz, both Magnacut. Obviously the Malibu is a much larger knife, and the Runt handles are machined inside to reduce the weight, as opposed to the Malibu, which is not.

I found this on the web, but it doesn't speak to exactly what Pro-Tech uses.

Properties and Purposes: Aluminum Bronze

Learn about aluminum bronze, its properties, its purposes, and why it is important to know these facts before choosing a metal for your project.

www.wieland-diversified.com

Here's an excerpt:
"Aluminum bronze is a class of alloys that are generally composed of copper, between nine and 12% aluminum, and at most 6% iron and nickel. There are plenty of instrumental uses it has in the metalworking industry, but let’s take a look at some of the more important aluminum bronze properties first."

If you do call, please let us know what you find out.

Jennifer from Pro-Tech emailed me this.

Aluminum for strength and high corrosion resistance along with trace elements such as iron for added performance. Like other bronze alloys, AlBronze will develop a beautiful and one-of-a-kind patina and dark characteristic overtime due to the interaction with natural environmental acidities and the oxidation with the surface of bronze. If you want to prevent the nature of tarnishing bronze, please apply any high quality knife or gun lubrication, or a gentle application of wax regularly.

 

[Synov]

Who did the wood scales? Nice!

Spyderco!

 

[Keyopp]

Who did the wood scales? Nice!

Spyderco!

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As mentioned by Synov, direct option from Spyderco
Chaparral - Birdseye Maple - C152WD

 

[Keyopp]

 

[YaArArYa]

Alox Pioneer X / and some brew / that's what it do

 

[ms3902]

 

[TenShun705]

I'm a huge fan of this one. Very nice shot.

Appreciate it! It’s become one of my favs in the collection. Love seeing your custom Damascus (?) one!

 

[Monofletch]

Hiking again today… Glacier is fantastic!

 

[ktataragasi]

Didn't realize I was being so cryptic. I had to make that hard choice this week. His health rapidly declined this month no matter what we did.

Thanks for looking out. He's been in so many photos over the years on this site had to share him again.

Sorry for the loss man. That's really tough.

 

[mitch13]

 

[Sharp & Fiery]

REK Knives Ember 3.0 and Spikediesel SAK build. I may or may not have the Rockstead Higo JH in pocket as well.

 

[jfk1110]

Hiking again today… Glacier is fantastic!

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The color of the lakes is just gorgeous!!!!! Enjoy the rest of your time!

 

[Peregrin]

Jennifer from Pro-Tech emailed me this.

Aluminum for strength and high corrosion resistance along with trace elements such as iron for added performance. Like other bronze alloys, AlBronze will develop a beautiful and one-of-a-kind patina and dark characteristic overtime due to the interaction with natural environmental acidities and the oxidation with the surface of bronze. If you want to prevent the nature of tarnishing bronze, please apply any high quality knife or gun lubrication, or a gentle application of wax regularly.

Thanks for posting this! As we suspected. I'm going to attempt to keep mine shiny. At least for awhile.

 

[shinyedges]

Loving the MC L31 lately.

 

[Cwilliams563]

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[Chronovore]

 

[Jdottinger]

 

[hkssr20det]

 

[Dcdavis]

Bet those were fun. 500 MCM?

Close, 750mcm

 

[Wandering_About]

We're in a heat wave and I thought I'd be outside at work during the heat, but in a somewhat fortunate turn I'm stuck inside. So, I'm back to carrying a knife with a proper blade steel (said with apologies to all the other great steels out there!).