Hello Freind,s
It's funny how I got this knife, but if it's meant to be, it will be. Several month's ago I saw an add for a camp knife in the 52100 steel blade. I have read alot of good thing's about this steel especially how tough this steel is and it hold's a very sharp edge. So I called the maker of this knife, I was impressed even though this camp knife was only 1/8" thick. John Bradley assured me that he never had any complaints about it. I have a few knives but all of them are thicker so I was a little skeptical and thought it was just a sale's pitch, anyhow I forgot about it and wasn,t sure I wanted it because of it's thickness. a little while ago Mr. Joh Bradley called me that it was done. Acting as I remembered I ordrred it I carefully pried info on what I ordered, John told me it was a 4 1/2 ", 1/8th" camp knife, he also told me no complaints and everyone liked it. Most of my knives were not at that price, even though it wasn't that much, but what I do to a knife I go more for Gerber's in S30V's and a popular knife called a Bushcrafter and both a very good knives. S I bought it, then I had a lot of question's, like how Mr. Bradley tempered his blades, were they soft spines hard edges or were they more of spring temper? S I asked him, He told me he didn't temper his blades, my sock's almost flew off. He told me he Austempered them? this is why I'm posting this, I used the knife and it's great does everything I do bushcrafting and then some, but I really dont understand Austempering or what low bainite is. I learned so much from you guy's at this Forum, so once again I would appreciate your imput. I feel alot better now knowing how much work goes into his knives austing them and all and he was also right, that tinner blades did cut better than thicker blade's and I feel the 1/8" in this Austemp is just what I needed to make my gear lighter and yet stronger. so again if anyone has imput's about what I really bought I truelly would appriciate it.
Thank You in advance,
Pau'ie
It's funny how I got this knife, but if it's meant to be, it will be. Several month's ago I saw an add for a camp knife in the 52100 steel blade. I have read alot of good thing's about this steel especially how tough this steel is and it hold's a very sharp edge. So I called the maker of this knife, I was impressed even though this camp knife was only 1/8" thick. John Bradley assured me that he never had any complaints about it. I have a few knives but all of them are thicker so I was a little skeptical and thought it was just a sale's pitch, anyhow I forgot about it and wasn,t sure I wanted it because of it's thickness. a little while ago Mr. Joh Bradley called me that it was done. Acting as I remembered I ordrred it I carefully pried info on what I ordered, John told me it was a 4 1/2 ", 1/8th" camp knife, he also told me no complaints and everyone liked it. Most of my knives were not at that price, even though it wasn't that much, but what I do to a knife I go more for Gerber's in S30V's and a popular knife called a Bushcrafter and both a very good knives. S I bought it, then I had a lot of question's, like how Mr. Bradley tempered his blades, were they soft spines hard edges or were they more of spring temper? S I asked him, He told me he didn't temper his blades, my sock's almost flew off. He told me he Austempered them? this is why I'm posting this, I used the knife and it's great does everything I do bushcrafting and then some, but I really dont understand Austempering or what low bainite is. I learned so much from you guy's at this Forum, so once again I would appreciate your imput. I feel alot better now knowing how much work goes into his knives austing them and all and he was also right, that tinner blades did cut better than thicker blade's and I feel the 1/8" in this Austemp is just what I needed to make my gear lighter and yet stronger. so again if anyone has imput's about what I really bought I truelly would appriciate it.
Thank You in advance,
Pau'ie
