New SOG knives blades too hard?

[Stiletto Raggio]

These new SOGs have neat designs, but with a hardness of 62-64, aren't they a little hard for general use?

 

[fudo]

Ron Anderson of SOG said in the SOG Forum that 62-64 was the optimal range for BG-42. If I understood what he said correctly.

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The thorn stands to defend the Rose, yet it is peaceful and does not seek conflict

 

[Cliff Stamp]

Optimal for what?

-Cliff

 

[fudo]

Cliff- Ask Ron Anderson @ SOG. He can explain better than me.

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The thorn stands to defend the Rose, yet it is peaceful and does not seek conflict

 

[Stiletto Raggio]

The way I understood, hardnesses are good or bad for specific blade uses or designs, not depending on the type of steel it is. No steel will hold an edge at 30 hardness and none will resist breakage at 90. Period. I hope somenone will tell me if I am wrong, of course, but I do no think I am.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Optimum hardness also depends on the alloy and how the heat treatment is done. BG42 does well at 60 RC, but I don't think I've run across people using it at 62-64. That 64 seems awfully high to me.