Kershaw 1070 Echo

[bluefox]

Hi, new here. I see that most of the people have very valid opinions on almost every knife, but I can't seem to find anything on the Kershaw 1070 with AUS8A Steel. I just bought one and was wondering if anyone had any opinions about the knife, or steel. I have tested it through various camping situations and the shape of the blade and handle seems to make carving remarkably easy. I prefer knives with full tangs and this is one of them. Just not familiar with the steel grade. Also does anyone know where I can find a replacement handle, I hate this camo. Thanks

Heres the link
http://www.kershawknives.com/productdetails.php?id=160&brand=kershaw

 

[UpChUcK]

Welcome to Blade Forums!

AUS8 is a decent Japanese stainless steel somewhere in between 440B and 440C. AUS8 is usually my "minimum" steel that I consider along with Buck's 420HC. As is always said here, with all steels, it ain't the steel per se that you need to consider, it's the heat treat.

 

[bluefox]

ok, thanks that was what I wanted to know. So how do I find out about how it was heat treated? I would guess that kershaw does it right, also I would guess that ken onion would put his name on it if it was crap. Anyone have resources to learn about heat treating techniques?