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I will doing my first knifekits.com knife, but I have to wait till Christmas:mad:. The blade material is AUS6 stainless made in Japan, but that means nothing to me as I have to eduacte myself on these metals yet. My question was - how does that blade material compare to some of the good factory knives on the market? Do people consider these knives to be display knives, or can they be used daily and hold and edge if I should so choose? I'm just trying to get a grasp on this industry which seems to be so vast and foreign:confused:.
Thanks Chris
 
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cwiehle0 said:
I will doing my first knifekits.com knife, but I have to wait till Christmas:mad:. The blade material is AUS6 stainless made in Japan, but that means nothing to me as I have to eduacte myself on these metals yet. My question was - how does that blade material compare to some of the good factory knives on the market? Do people consider these knives to be display knives, or can they be used daily and hold and edge if I should so choose? I'm just trying to get a grasp on this industry which seems to be so vast and foreign:confused:.
Thanks Chris
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Be specific bro , which kit did you buy ?

I have had verying degrees of finish quality with these kits and I've built quite a few.
THe more expensive folder kits are more expensive for a reason , you get a much better quality knife ,although this framelock kit
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is a tank , look at how thick that frame is, very nice kit for the money.
I've built the American Whittler slipjoint , quite a few of the cheaper folder kits like above , the GX6 which is a very nice finish kit , gentlemans dagger , at the present I'm building the Lone Star lockback kit which I think is going to turn out nice.

As far as Aus 6 goes , it is somewhat easy to sharpen to a very sharp edge but will not hold it as long as say , 440C. Spyderco and CRKT have used Aus6 on some of their knives.
 
Where do you guys recommend I go to get me started with learning these metals. I know that is a pretty broad question so let's limit it down to - knife metals for the novice.
Thanks Chris
 
cwiehle0 said:
Where do you guys recommend I go to get me started with learning these metals.
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A.G. Russell. A good look at many different steels used.

On AUS stainless:
AUS-6 - AUS-8 - AUS-10 (aka 6A 8A 10A): Japanese stainless steels, roughly comparable to 440A (AUS-6, .65% carbon) and 440B (AUS-8, .75% carbon) and 440C (AUS-10, 1.1% carbon). AUS-6 is used by Al Mar. Cold Steel's use of AUS-8 has made it pretty popular, as heat treated by CS it won't hold an edge like ATS-34, but is a bit softer and may be a bit tougher. AUS-10 has roughly the same carbon content as 440C but with slightly less chromium, so it should be a bit less rust resistant but perhaps a bit tougher than 440C. All 3 steels have some vanadium added (which the 440 series lacks), which will improve wear resistance.
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Built a non-button lock DDR3. It's what I carry everyday. Nice kit, went together easy enough. Lot of room for personal embellishments. Sharpens up easy and maintains an edge if stropped often. Once I put the initial edge on it I haven't had to resharpen, just strop. All in all worth the price.

I'm currently debating whether to get a DDR2 with the tanto blade.
 
Thanks for the info and links all of you . The AG Russel link seems to be the easiest to comprehend so I'm gonna read that first when I get the first chance.
Chris
 
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