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If you need another tester I’d like to participate.
Side by side comparisons of two or more versions by one user would provide much more accurate feedback over multiple individual tasks conducted and evaluated by multiple individuals.
 
Has anyone used this steel personally? Every steel with tungsten in it i have liked even though its not supposed to be a great alloy for knives. Do we have any idea about how it will perform?
 
What i'm interested in is the low austonite temps on this steel. Just did a sample at 1975° and after subzero and a 250° temper its at 61rc but scates a file like glass. So i'm going to do a snap test and see how she looks. These blades will be quite simple with just a wrapped paracord handle that's epoxy soaked, better than duct tape lol. If i do multiple blades per person then each blade will be labeled with A, B, C kind of thing and i'm thinking a blind test would be best.
 
Storm W said:
Has anyone used this steel personally? Every steel with tungsten in it i have liked even though its not supposed to be a great alloy for knives. Do we have any idea about how it will perform?
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There are better knife steels than T1 but there’s nothing inherently wrong with tungsten alloying of knife steel. O1, 1.2519, Blue Super, M2, CPM-M4 are all common and well regarded knife steels with tungsten additions.
 
Larrin said:
There are better knife steels than T1 but there’s nothing inherently wrong with tungsten alloying of knife steel. O1, 1.2519, Blue Super, M2, CPM-M4 are all common and well regarded knife steels with tungsten additions.
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What i'm hoping is that we can come up with a modified heat treat that can make at a good knife steel. I know in the sawmill world it's considered the end all be all for planer knives. I know thy pay a ton of money for these from japan. And it's good enough that the 2-3x price tag over the D2 knives is worth in. I know planing wood is a difference beast then edc knives but thy have to be tough and cut a metric shit ton of wood all day long and still leave a great finish. I'm hoping we can play with the heat treat and do what we did with D2 back in the day. D2 WAS known as the steel that takes a shitty edge but holds it forever. Now its a rather well preforming steel thanks to the research and experimentation of knifemakers.
 
I would be interested in helping out if you still need someone. My main edc is a fixed blade as well.
 
JTknives said:
What i'm interested in is the low austonite temps on this steel. Just did a sample at 1975° and after subzero and a 250° temper its at 61rc but scates a file like glass. So i'm going to do a snap test and see how she looks. These blades will be quite simple with just a wrapped paracord handle that's epoxy soaked, better than duct tape lol. If i do multiple blades per person then each blade will be labeled with A, B, C kind of thing and i'm thinking a blind test would be best.
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You’re right where the book says you should be with this heat treat.

Hoss
 
Dominick Maone said:
Did you find a good suppy or get hundreds of these blades? Or you want to know how the steel performs?
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I have a decent supply of these and I get more as thy go through them. My plan was to offer this material to you my customers once I got a solid heat treat figured out for it.
 
Assuming you have enough people but if not I am intrigued. I have been using M2, M4, and 4v at higher hardness for years for outdoor living, EDC, and kitchen. I am positive i could give the blades a good real life usage with excellent feedback.
 
I am interested, I am most likely to do general purpose stuff such as food prep and cardboard cutting but might get in some whittling. If the edge isn't chipping out how i am using it i might thin the blade and report back as well.
 
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