Good Production Locking Folders w/Carbon Steel Blades?

yep, slim pickings in production offerings. i had to cure my want for carbon folders by going to traditional setups. i'm looking forward to see what other suggestions you get and are out there i haven't heard about yet.
 
Not sure if it's still the case, but Charlie Ochs used to offer his iconic black auto with a 52100 blade as an option. Not exactly production, but definitely a folder and absolutely capable of one handed opening. :)
 
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singularity35 said:
Spyderco Caly 3.5 with Aogami Super Blue steel. Sprint run but I think a few are still available.

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That is a beautiful set of equipment you've got there. If you don't mind me asking, what type/brand of prybar is that?
 
SirSharpSauce said:
That is a beautiful set of equipment you've got there. If you don't mind me asking, what type/brand of prybar is that?
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Thanks, I call it a P-bar after the guy who made it. His name is PolarL on the forums. He doesn't make them to sell though. He also made me an XL P-bar when he knew I was building a house last year. Served me well too. :)

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I am also looking for a 1h opening modern non-stainless folder. About all I know of is the Gayle Bradley, and those are pretty scarce (shouldn't have traded mine). I am almost thinking that unless I want to break out of the $150 mark, I may have to get a D2 Benchmade.
 
I posted this in another thread but haven't been getting too many answers, so I'll post it on here.

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I was toying around with an $8 flea market folder with high carbon steel, and I was astounded at its performance; there were no visual signs of tip degradation even after repeated stabbing through a penny. I doubt most stainless steels would last even the first or second attempt.

What are some high carbon steel folders out there? Would my GB, with M4 tool steel, yield similar results to the obviously tough high carbon steel? Is the Svord peasant knife worth buying and reprofiling to increase its cutting ability?
 
Morrow said:
He asked for a one handed opener.
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My slightly modified Opinel 9 is a one-hand opener. I'm also impressed by how little blade play there is, despite the absence of teflon/phosphor bronze washers or bearings in the pivot.

I would suggest the Spyderco Bradley Folder. I like mine, though it's incredibly heavy and it doesn't patina easily or consistently. Waiting for the new Super Blue sprints in FRN.
 
I was toying around with an $8 flea market folder with high carbon steel, and I was astounded at its performance; there were no visual signs of tip degradation even after repeated stabbing through a penny. I doubt most stainless steels would last even the first or second attempt.
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That is a stainless steel knife. Many companies get funny with their wording. They confuse "high carbon stainless" with "high carbon steel". For our purposes they aren't the same thing. Stainless meaning Chrome content being over a certain amount. True" High Carbon steels" don't have high amounts of chrome. The 10-series being true high carbon steels. 1060, 1070, 1080, 1095, etc. Steels like 420 HC are often advertised as high carbon steels and not high carbon stainless steels by knife companies. Your knife was made by a company hat doesn't state what steel they are using that I can find. Some of the retailers are making up their own things. Most just say "stainless" though.

Yes, it can be stainless and be doing what you describe. The geometry has more to do with it than it's composition IMO, just looking at that knife. Generally the lower carbon stainless steels are fairly tough.
 
Ontario has reintroduced their Folder in 1095 carbon steel. Available in drop point and clip point. It's from their Spec Plus line and runs about $65.
 
Leek 1660CB

D2 edge

I swopped out the handle on this one because I think the black handle just looks better with the patina'd blade.

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The Mastiff said:
That is a stainless steel knife. Many companies get funny with their wording. They confuse "high carbon stainless" with "high carbon steel". For our purposes they aren't the same thing. Stainless meaning Chrome content being over a certain amount. True" High Carbon steels" don't have high amounts of chrome. The 10-series being true high carbon steels. 1060, 1070, 1080, 1095, etc. Steels like 420 HC are often advertised as high carbon steels and not high carbon stainless steels by knife companies. Your knife was made by a company hat doesn't state what steel they are using that I can find. Some of the retailers are making up their own things. Most just say "stainless" though.

Yes, it can be stainless and be doing what you describe. The geometry has more to do with it than it's composition IMO, just looking at that knife. Generally the lower carbon stainless steels are fairly tough.
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Yep, I am fully aware of high carbon stainless steels, they can be found in many kitchen knives. Regardless of name, it's performance was still significant compared to the stainless steel on my Tenacious. How would a tool steel, such as M4 on the Gayle Bradley, compare?
 
Quoted but I thought correct.

Please correct me if this is wrong?

There are 4 types of steel:

There is stainless
There is low alloy steel.
There is non-stainless High alloy steel.
There is Carbon steel.

None of these terms is actually interchangeable.

Examples:

D2 actually qualifies as "Stainless"

Case CV and KaBar 1095 Cro-Van alloys are "low alloy steel".

CPM M4 is "high alloy non-stainless".

1095 is "carbon steel".

Based on the definitions above (if correct) I can't think of, or know of any one handed opening locking folders made from Carbon steel?
 
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Ugh let's stop the hardcore nitpicking. Just assume carbon steel means anything not stainless.

That put aside now, Ontario now has a carbon steel folder for a cheapish price? This I must look into.
 
dkb45 said:
Ugh let's stop the hardcore nitpicking. Just assume carbon steel means anything not stainless.

That put aside now, Ontario now has a carbon steel folder for a cheapish price? This I must look into.
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That wasn't the OP's question, so let's not assume anything unless the OP asks us too. He asked a good question and one I'm curious about myself.
 
pbcg said:
Quoted but I thought correct.

Please correct me if this is wrong?

There are 4 types of steel:

There is stainless
There is low alloy steel.
There is non-stainless High alloy steel.
There is Carbon steel.

None of these terms is actually interchangeable.

Examples:

D2 actually qualifies as "Stainless"

Case CV and KaBar 1095 Cro-Van alloys are "low alloy steel".

CPM M4 is "high alloy non-stainless".

1095 is "carbon steel".

Based on the definitions above (if correct) I can't think of, or know of any one handed opening locking folders made from Carbon steel?
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Here is an excerpt from Verhoeven's book.

In addition to C all modern steels contain the element manganese, Mn, and low
levels of the impurity atoms sulfur, S, and phosphorous, P. Hence we can think of steels
as an alloy of 3 or more elements given as Fe + C + X, where Fe and C are the chemical
element symbol for iron and carbon, and X can be thought of as 3rd element additions
and impurities. In the United States most steels are classified by a code developed by the
American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). It is customary to partition steel compositions
into 2 categories, plain carbon steels and alloy steels. In plain carbon steels, X consists
only of Mn, S and P, whereas in alloy steels one or more additional alloying elements are
added.
 
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