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In the conversations about blade steels, it always comes down to "Different steels are made for different uses, none are "better", just different"
In a multiple balded knife, different blades are made for different purposes. Are any knives made with different steels on different blades? Seems like it would be a unique selling point. The steel could be stamped on each blade. One tough, one thin and hard...
 
I've always wanted a folder with a stainless spear- or drop-point blade and a high-carbon straight razor blade.
 
Case made stockman knives with CV clip and sheepfoot blades, but a Tru-Sharp stainless spey blade, marked, "For Flesh Only".
 
I sometimes come across old Sheffield folders with mixed blades, or scout knives with carbon blades and stainless tools.

The top knife in the pic below, which was kindly gifted to me by a member here, has one stainless blade and one carbon :thumbup:

 
I recall seeing in a catalogue that Rough Rider makes (or made) a trapper pattern that had one ceramic blade and one stainless.
 
There's a Buck/AG Russell collaboration that's a canoe with ,if I remember correctly,one S30V blade and one 154CM.
 
catfish579 said:
I recall seeing in a catalogue that Rough Rider makes (or made) a trapper pattern that had one ceramic blade and one stainless.
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Yes indeed, I think they might have done more than one model.

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A few years ago, before Camillus closed their doors for good, I was getting and reselling a lot of Camillus stockman knives, Barlows etc., with a mix of stainless and carbon steel blades. I still have few that are in my loaner roll for my whittlin' classes.

I think this was mostly because Camillus was just using up the blades that they had.

What it illustrated to me though was, that conventional wisdom on the subject of stainless vs. carbon steel was wrong. I found that Camillus' stainless was just as easy to sharpen, took just as good an edge, and kept it at least as long as the carbon. In fact, in my opinion, the stainless actually outperformed (and still does in the knives that my students use) the carbon.
 
I would think a steel that is appropriate for a thin bladed traditional folder may not be the best for a heavy use fixed blade.

I suspect that conversation about appropriate blade steels for different uses has probably happened.
 
Mr. Chips said:
A few years ago, before Camillus closed their doors for good, I was getting and reselling a lot of Camillus stockman knives, Barlows etc., with a mix of stainless and carbon steel blades. I still have few that are in my loaner roll for my whittlin' classes.

I think this was mostly because Camillus was just using up the blades that they had.
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Yes, the same thing happened in Sheffield.
 
I think I have a old Camillus or another brand of knife that had a mix of carbon and stainless blades. Bought it 20years ago as a child at a flea market and thought it was a cheap knockoff swiss army knife. Found it in my safe last year, cleaned it up and did some research on it and found out it is actually a pretty good knife though it is beat up. I don't carry it due to the blades rubbing and I can't stand that in a knife.

The Rough Rider Trapper that has a ceramic and stainless (440a) blades I believe was still in stock last check checked no more than a month or two ago.

The buck canoe that had 2 different steels in it was a limited run sadly. I wouldn't have minded if that was a regular run knife at a reasonable cost so I could get my hands on one.

I want to say there was another brand that did a mix of carbon and stainless steels but I can't say for certain as I looked into it years ago, but they should still be in production making traditional knives.
 
the only one i know is leatherman, and it's not a traditional. 420HC for blades, 420HC for soft wire cutters, 154cm for the hard wire cutters.
 
I have an idea of someday having a knife maker build me a 5 bladed serpentine stockman with each blade a different carbon steel. No reason for it other than I think it would be cool.
 
Utica Cutlery lets their vendors advertise their folders as 1095 carbon, but at least in the case of the stockman I have only the main blade is carbon steel. The spey and sheepsfoot are some unknown (probably low end) stainless. Hasn't stopped me from carrying it occasionally, and it is a usable knife, but it would be nice if they were a little more honest about this. It was pointed out to me after I mentioned this on the forum that somewhere on Utica's website they mention the different blade steels, but then they don't sell to the public, and as I said, they allow their vendors to omit this rather pertinent fact.
 
I wouldn't mind if Victorinox used a steal on par with Bucks 420hc. The Vic blades lose their edge way to fast. Not that Bucks are all day knives, but they hold up for what I use them for and if need I can use a smooth rock on the ground to regain a workable edge.
 
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