Hello to everyone! New to forum. ZT 0551 steel info.

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Munkey69

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Hello everyone, my name is Jason and I finally got around to becoming a member. I am looking forward to exchanging thoughts with others with similar interests.

The other day I received the pre-order e-mail from knifeworks ref. the ZT 0551. The pre-order info on their site stated that the knife was limited to 1000 knives, and that it was being made with the Vanax 35 steel. I came to Bladeforums to see if there were any threads, and there was one .Many individuals on this forum (I'm sorry I don't know your names yet) stated that the listing was wrong, that the knife would be made with Elmax steel. Everyone here seemed to me very credible. I came to the conclusion that Knifeworks must have gotten it wrong. Yesterday, I e-mailed Roger at Knifeworks about the conflicting information I was reading. He mailed me back and informed me that he had called Kershaw and they told him that his listing was correct, Vanax 35 was to be used on the 0551. I mailed Roger back today and explained to Roger all of the conflicting info I was seeing in internet land ref. the steel used. For example, Knifecenter says Vanax35, KnifeArt says Elmax. This is what Roger at Knifeworks wrote me today:

Jason

I had a call yesterday about this, they said they were going to originally going to use the Elmax on the 551 but they could not get this steel in time, so they decided to make a change and use the Vanax 35 instead, and are going to use the Elmax on the 550 regular production model. But this was all after they put out the printed material. I just hope all this will be right as this is what I was told yesterday.

Thanks,

Roger


I am not trying to beat a dead horse here, but rather wanted everyone in knife land to have all of the information before making a purchase. That is the same reason I read all I could before making the purchase on my own. To me, both steels sound great, but I'm sure for some of you it does matter before you drop $200. I know that a lot of you here definitely know what you are talking about. But, it sounds to me that some dealers have conflicting info and don't exactly know what they will be shipped. Some of you no doubt have inside connections to the dealers and ZT. Maybe you can dig some more and post updates.

Glad to be here......have a great day!
 
Actually the 0551 is Elmax Blade Steel while the regular production 0550 will be the Vanax 35
 
Yes guys, I understand that. As I stated in my post, I notified Knifeworks about the typo on their site. The original thread on this subject was what prompted me to notify them in the first place. The reply from Roger at Knifeworks that I received today indicated that he was told by someone at the ZT company that they did not receive the Elmax in time for production of the 0551; therefore, the Elmax was not used on the 0551 but rather the Vanax 35 that they did have in stock. I posted his e-mail which makes it very clear. You all may still be right on this, I am not saying you all are wrong, I was just presenting info that I received Today from the dealer who spoke to the manufacturer just yesterday about the change in blade steels they were using on the 0551 and the 0550. I read all the previous posts. I have no clue at this point what steel I will get, just putting the info out there for everyone to make up their own minds.
 
Mine is marked Elmax- If it means anything....I guess it's possible that it was marked incorrectly,...But I doubt it.
 
Honestly, I will take Elmax too. I hope for their sake the dealers get it right. Do you like the knife? I have one other ZT. The 0350 with the Elmax. Do you recommend the knife, or do think the $200 would be better spent? Thanks!
 
Knifeworks has it wrong...The 0551 is ELMAX, the 0550 is Vanax 35.

Now you have the official word. :) ...and you can trust me, I've recently been to the doctor.

Thomas
Kershaw Knives
 
ELMAX is really an Excellent steel, hopefully we will start to see a lot more knives with it in the future. :)
 
Munkey69 said:
Honestly, I will take Elmax too. I hope for their sake the dealers get it right. Do you like the knife? I have one other ZT. The 0350 with the Elmax. Do you recommend the knife, or do think the $200 would be better spent? Thanks!
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Oh yeah! I like it! It has been one of the better purchases I have made in a long time..If you can get one..I would highly recommend it! :thumbup:
 
Thomas W said:
Knifeworks has it wrong...The 0551 is ELMAX, the 0550 is Vanax 35.

Now you have the official word. :) ...and you can trust me, I've recently been to the doctor.

Thomas
Kershaw Knives
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Thank you for finally giving the official word Thomas. I don't understand why these threads keep popping up. There are about a hundred pictures here on BF alone that shows closeup imagery of the word ELMAX emblazoned on the side of the blade. What more proof do you need? Roger at Knifeworks is a solid guy and I like using his services, but unfortunately the information he received is wrong as well as the info on his site.
 
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