INFI info

[subo]

Hello,

Mine is a daily user - EDC to be - SUS SCROFA. So I dont intend to baby it too much - while I will not be trying to destroy it - I will not be storing in on velvet in a case.

Is it okay for INFI to be washed in the dishwasher? Will the heat destroy the heat treat?

Is it okay to leave in the car in summer - I understand this is close to an oven - certainly feels like one - will that affect the heat treat?

How's this..."I am carrying because I dont want my knife to get hurt in the car"!!!

Are there things that can jump over "common sense" and kill my INFI? e.g. I do know to keep chemicals away so as to not oxidize the iron.

I have not really had problems with my knives so far - except a gerber blade that split in two upon some light firewood work. (Gerber replaced it faster than their letter) However I have not used that knife again - dont want things that fail on me when most needed.

The reason I ask is that this is the most expensive knife in my collection - and it is like a functional jewel - looks good but also does some real work. Actually it seems to do better work than any other small-mid sized knife I have had. For my limited use D2 steel would have worked - however this blade shape looked very promising - and it has delivered.

Caveat: Someone said they were interested in the blade because of my review - well, bear in mind that one must cut with a flourish - slice-cutting all the way through - pulling that hooked edge all the way through the material. I like my cutting so it is just perfect for me - may not be the most efficient way to do kitchen chores. For plastic packaging/cardboard and that kind of shtuff - it will make the job much easier than many other shapes of blades.

Caveat 2: I tend to ramble...oops...

 

[Gary007]

I've thrown my Active Duty in the dishwasher with no problems. I doubt keeping it in the hot car would do anything adverse to it.

 

[on_the_edge]

I ***think*** somebody has mentioned that it would take about 900 F to damage the temper of INFI. A dishwasher and inside a car is not going to be even close. Micarta is also very resiliant. I heard of someone soaking micarta in a jar of gas overnight. They still could not get it to burn.

I am sure (well, maybe ) that if you tried to destroy that knife, you probably could, but everyday use--even everyday negligent use or reckless use (within reason)-- is not going to do it.

 

[subo]

my wife liked to open cans - i dont even know cans of what anymore - like the paint can lids that need to be pried open. Instead of looking for a screw-driver she would find my best kitchen knife or pocket knife and proceed to open them cans - bending the knife tip in the process.

the tip of the sus scrofa appears to be the thinness that will bend upon such treatment.

Agreed the knife is not completely destroyed - but it will lose much of its niceness and slicing ability.

 

[MORIMOTOM]

nothing mentioned will hurt your knife, or any quality fixed blade for that matter, as long as you maintain some basic care.

infi will spot rust if, say, you leave it out in the rain overnight, or store it in a wet sheath. but in my experience it buffs out easily.

if it gets wet, be sure to dry it within a reasonable amount of time.

ive tried to burn micarta, too. i think the density prohibits combustion, but it will show burn marks.

and unless you heat it with a blow torch or hammer it incessantly with another metal object, there is practically zero chance of affecting the temper.



also, i bent the tip of a game warden, about 1/2" at the tip, prying a piece of plywood. after throwing it at the wood. it easly bent back to true.

not that i suggest prying with the scrofa, but just know it is most likely an easy fix.

 

[rbmcmjr]

I ***think*** somebody has mentioned that it would take about 900 F to damage the temper of INFI. A dishwasher and inside a car is not going to be even close. Micarta is also very resiliant.

Quoth Jerry in this post: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/sh...42&postcount=2

As for INFI and temperature extremes, it is amazing. INFI is tempered at nearly 950 degrees. It does not begin to lose any significant hardness until it is held above 1050 degrees for a considerable amount of time. I have to believe that it would need to be extremely mishandled in order to do any noticeable damage.

Most of the simpler high carbon steels (of which INFI is NOT a member) can be drawn down in temper in a matter of seconds if the temperature hits above 500 - 800 degrees.

Skunk killed micarta in the oven, but that was somewhere in the 250 degree range, I think.