I broke my cold steel Spartan!!!!!

What I'm saying is, if you start with an excellent material which might well have had fewer inclusions/flaws than another material, then it likely will still enjoy that advantage after being forged. Take a finished khukuri blade, scan material from the same billet of steel that hasn't been made into a khukuri yet, show me marked differences in the structure, and I'll stop arguing. ;)

I love HI, I love Bura (my favorite Kami) and I love forging in general, but I still don't credit it with turning average steel into awesome steel, which is kinda what's being implied----awesome into awesome, sure. I don't think they could come up with much better material for an impact blade than those leaf springs.
 
Cotherion said:
I'm a bit surprised. But I always felt that Damascus (folding steel over and over again) for aesthetic purposes (apart from touted resistance to crack propagation and minor serration feel to edge) is going to increase chances for gaps in the blade. I prefer forging (with no folding) but not Damascus forging for practicality but I admit I likes me some beautiful Damascus to admire once in a while. Like how I like my ladies :)
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You like your ladies folded many times and beat with a hammer?
 
Joben said:
You like your ladies folded many times and beat with a hammer?
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Nice one :)

I meant you choose the practical choice for a wife but the not so suitable ladies that look wonderful are for play only :)

And I'm not disliking folding them and beating with a hammer, I'll forge them good :)
 
Cotherion said:
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This thread is being derailed well and proper :)
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Sure is, I keep checking back to see how/if Cold Steel has handled the issue; figured with 2 new pages since I last checked something must had or hadn't been done, guess I was wrong;):D

-sh00ter
 
What I'm saying is, if you start with an excellent material which might well have had fewer inclusions/flaws than another material, then it likely will still enjoy that advantage after being forged. Take a finished khukuri blade, scan material from the same billet of steel that hasn't been made into a khukuri yet, show me marked differences in the structure, and I'll stop arguing.
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I agree with the finer material. At times i do think what will be the outcome for Busse Killa Zilla vs HI CAK?
Can't do it. It's apple and orange.
The Kamis probably won't forge an INFI at all. Well that's what late Uncle Bill hated the most; custom work from Kami ALWAYS turned out the other way around.

I don't think they could come up with much better material for an impact blade than those leaf springs.
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I read from another post that leaf springs aren't just 5160; 4140, 6150,9260 and 1095(very old springs) were being used. Now if you ask me would i go for other steel?
Yes i will opt for a forged L6 into a khuk. Nevermind, make me a forged L6 axe and i'm happy enough.
Why not S7 or H13? because they don't take an edge as well as L6, several notches up 5160 for toughness and edge retention.

Great steel, skills ,grinding, geometry and HT .....in a package..then we will start crying over the price!
 
Great steel, skills ,grinding, geometry and HT .....in a package.
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This should be expected in a good knife. I'd expect any knife maker with enough sand to advertise himself as such, would be putting these qualities and more into every one of his blades.

However, I realize that not all can afford customs and that this is an imperfect world we live in. Production companies have to do a juggling act to make a quality product and still keep the price tag affordable. So I guess there's trade-offs of different attributes of an otherwise excellent knife.

I think Cold Steel, despite what people have posted (not in this thread) is expert in putting out high value knives. :)
 
cziv said:
This should be expected in a good knife. I'd expect any knife maker with enough sand to advertise himself as such, would be putting these qualities and more into every one of his blades.

However, I realize that not all can afford customs and that this is an imperfect world we live in. Production companies have to do a juggling act to make a quality product and still keep the price tag affordable. So I guess there's trade-offs of different attributes of an otherwise excellent knife.

I think Cold Steel, despite what people have posted (not in this thread) is expert in putting out high value knives. :)
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I won't delve too deep as this is a well-mined subject, but I agree that Cold Steel puts out some solid products, and offers some fun stuff that other manufacturers won't produce. If they could just put a muzzle on Lynn Thompson and stop him producing videos where he maniacally attacks an innocent pot roast with a sword and then stands over its bloody remains in a triumphant samurai pose, I believe their standing on these boards would improve with time.
 
t1mpani said:
I won't delve too deep as this is a well-mined subject, but I agree that Cold Steel puts out some solid products, and offers some fun stuff that other manufacturers won't produce. If they could just put a muzzle on Lynn Thompson and stop him producing videos where he maniacally attacks an innocent pot roast with a sword and then stands over its bloody remains in a triumphant samurai pose, I believe their standing on these boards would improve with time.
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I agree with you but I have to wonder if the world wouldn't be a little more somber without the belly laughs we/I get from watching Lynn Thompson's videos. Especially his personal training videos where he is cast as the master instructor.

I wouldn't want to be his student! Witness his chief cutting demo guy since he started out - the big guy - being told to put cardboard rolls in a little stand over and over, while Lynn mindlessly clips them in 1/2 during his sales pitch.

His machete fighting videos which show all of his production machetes modded, all having been ground to a hair splitting edge by his staff.

Or his Bowie knife fighting videos where he demos the snap cut and the "size matters" philosophy.

How can one forget Lynn throwing away his "Great Sword" like a spear or gracefully pirouetting through the air in a lunging stab to the heart of the would be villain. :D
 
cziv said:
How can one forget Lynn throwing away his "Great Sword" like a spear or gracefully pirouetting through the air in a lunging stab to the heart of the would be villain. :D
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Well, I HAD forgotten it until you brought it up here... :D
 
Why did that man cut the dudes toes off? I assume the meat was left in the boot for a reason......I won't even ask about the meat bicycle. :D
 
MassMatt said:
OK the thread has been completely hijacked but OMG that remix was hysterical!
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Not hi-jacked, just waiting for XanRa to pick up a phone and call Cold Steel and post back.

KLJTech said:
Why did that man cut the dudes toes off? I assume the meat was left in the boot for a reason......I won't even ask about the meat bicycle. :D
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Toe chopping is a technique in blade arts so I guess they wanted practitioners to see the toe chopping excellence! The meat cycle is a nice touch isn't it? :D
 
cziv said:
Not hi-jacked, just waiting for XanRa to pick up a phone and call Cold Steel and post back.



Toe chopping is a technique in blade arts so I guess they wanted practitioners to see the toe chopping excellence! The meat cycle is a nice touch isn't it? :D
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Nice touch indeed, who doesn't remember their first bicycle made of meat? Your dad running behind the bike holding it up by the ham making sure that you don't fall over....ha good times.
 
From Cold Steel warranty to metallurgy to broads to Lynn bashing then finally meat bicycles. Next thing you know it'll be all about politics then quantum mech :)
 
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