Just a new blade

[farid.]

I just finished a fixed blade for a friend on here, though some of you may like to see a couple of pictures.
Thanks for looking
Farid

 

[chad2]

that is really nice. how is that cpm s125v, to grind and sharpen??

 

[farid.]

that is really nice. how is that cpm s125v, to grind and sharpen??

Very challenging to grind, 12.5% vanadium is very high.

 

[gunfixrjoe]

Nicely done sir.

 

[farid.]

Nicely done sir.

Thank you sir,
That was the last piece of CPM-s125v I had, now I like to use a lot more of the CPM-REX-121.
Take care

 

[The Mastiff]

Farid, Beautiful work. It's good to see you. I was going to e-mail you with a reminder/request for something after the new year.

I'm curious. I've taken and seen the S125V at RC 62-63, and rc 64.5. Mr. Phil Wilson was having enough pieces of steel crack and warp while trying to finish that he gave up using it, to the best of my knowledge.

How is the Rex-121 working for you. I know it's not a tough steel but how is it working. Is there any hidden cracks and other imperfections like the S125V? How about final hardness and performance?

It's a monster steel, to be sure.

Thanks,

Regards,


Joe/Raleigh NC

 

[sheepdog229]

I really like that knife. Very simple and elegant.

 

[shandrydan1]

I like it as well. Very nice!

 

[Tostig]

Well ..... That knife looks like it could slice all day and all night and then do the same for at least a few weeks before asking for a break.


Well played !

Tostig

 

[brets-ftw]

hell of a knife you have there. and workin on s125v and Rex 121? how often do you go through belts and wheels? i mean seriously 12.5% vanadium and 10% tungsten respectively must seriously eat those things up quick

 

[Ankerson]

Very nice indeed. :thumbup:

 

[Ankerson]

Very challenging to grind, 12.5% vanadium is very high.

I have heard that before, those high percentage V steels can really be something from what I have been told.

 

[Sep]

Nice and simple but with high performance material, just the kind of knife I like.

 

[farid.]

Thank you all for your comments, here is the buffalo leather sheath I made for it today.

 

[farid.]

Hello Joe,

CPM-s125v is prone to cracking while it is being rolled, in the heat-treating process it warps like hell, the blades will corkscrew and the same will happen to REX 121, s125v is one of the hardest to work with as I had in the past achieved around 68rc from this steel, after tempering cycles I leave it around 65 - 66rc, the edge thickness the type of grind, thickness of the blade hardness and the final cutting edge are some of the things which will determine if that blade works well or not.

The CPM-REX 121 steel is the hardest steel to work with, it can get to 71.5RC and you need to understand it and never expect it to do something it was never designed to do, I have spent lots of time experimenting with it to see what it can do at a certain hardness, don’t forget you can reach the same hardness through different formulas of heat-treating but the blade will not perform the same maybe so I have invested a lot of time on this steel to understand it’s capabilities.
Glad you’re enjoying the thread,
Farid

Farid, Beautiful work. It's good to see you. I was going to e-mail you with a reminder/request for something after the new year.

I'm curious. I've taken and seen the S125V at RC 62-63, and rc 64.5. Mr. Phil Wilson was having enough pieces of steel crack and warp while trying to finish that he gave up using it, to the best of my knowledge.

How is the Rex-121 working for you. I know it's not a tough steel but how is it working. Is there any hidden cracks and other imperfections like the S125V? How about final hardness and performance?

It's a monster steel, to be sure.

Thanks,

Regards,


Joe/Raleigh NC

 

[farid.]

hell of a knife you have there. and workin on s125v and Rex 121? how often do you go through belts and wheels? i mean seriously 12.5% vanadium and 10% tungsten respectively must seriously eat those things up quick

Lots of ceramic belts but thats the price you have to pay if you want to work with s125v, 15v and REX 121 steels.
take care friend