Im baffled, why arent there any stainless steel scandi folders???

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ddran

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What the title says. I mean it IS the best grind for cutting wood that I have tried second place goes to convex.
Through my search for the best knives I found the scandi grind to be the most useful overall.
I would think it would be way more popular than it is, same thing with fixed blades, only a few companies make them. What gives??
 
Maybe because stainless steel requires sharpening more frequently and more people that especially buy stainless steel knives do not have the skills to maintain the scandi.

just spitballing here
 
scandi folders are hard enough to come by as it is, asking for stainless is just one more requirement on top of a rather small niche as it is.

but like what has been said before, spyderco is creating a scandi folder, incredible design btw
 
If you know of a dealer that imports, you can get an EnZo Brisa in s30v. They come in a variety of handle materials.

Dagon (a forum poster here) had a great review for that knife.

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Colton B said:
Maybe because stainless steel requires sharpening more frequently and more people that especially buy stainless steel knives do not have the skills to maintain the scandi.

just spitballing here
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1. the scandi grind is the easiest to reference and resharpen. The entire bevel is laid against the stone, meaning no skill in holding angles is required.
2. the skill in holding the sharpening angle is more greatly needed in high alloy stainless since they are more wear resistant and more carbide rich - thus require more sharpening strokes compared to carbon steels and low alloy steels, and also requires less frequent sharpening due to greater wear resistance.

Anywho, I got one of those PK70s in S30V and birch handle. Nice looking knife.
 
I have the Birk in Scandi grind and D2. Mine is a really nice knife, but it appeared to have a tiny secondary bevel when it arrived.
The steel is D2, and the blades can be had in S30V or D2. There is also an option for a knife without a bolster in carbon fiber or wood. I have the
cf scales. It is a well made knife.
 
I'd actually like to see Emerson use a Scandi grind on their knives. They usually include a primary bevel that seems like it would take it well, and the whole idea seems like it would fit nicely into their easy maintenance philosophy. If I was a little more technically skilled and daring I might try to reprofile my super CQC-8 to a Scandi just yo see how it did.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
I'd actually like to see Emerson use a Scandi grind on their knives. They usually include a primary bevel that seems like it would take it well, and the whole idea seems like it would fit nicely into their easy maintenance philosophy. If I was a little more technically skilled and daring I might try to reprofile my super CQC-8 to a Scandi just yo see how it did.
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you could, but the problem with the scandi grind is that you have to have a fairly tough steel to properly maintain that edge, otherwise it will infact roll and chip far more easily then something with similar geo. but with a secondary bevel which requires less metal to be taken off to reform said edge
 
the edge durability is the same with the same geometry. the same geometry means the same amount of steel at the edge. scandi grinds also have more steel overall because there is no lower secondary bevel where additional steel is removed.
 
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