Go easy on me guys....why does Buck choose to use mostly 420HC? Seems like there are better steels out there from the point of view of composition, specifically carbon. But perhaps it is a question of keeping costs down by not using a "glamourous" steel snob steel...Though i believe 440C which has a better carbon content is a relatively lower priced steel so why not use it?
Now i know from reading that heat-treat is as important as the steel so is their heat-treat something they've developed especially for 420HC so that it performs on a par with better steels? That way they can keep costs down...?
Another argument i've heard is in use it is very hard for most users to actually tell the cutting difference between many pricier steels and that the more exotic steels are just for the "bling" factor so in actual usage might 420HC not suffer to much in comparison...
Just curious and enjoying the Bucks i have, Evan P.
Now i know from reading that heat-treat is as important as the steel so is their heat-treat something they've developed especially for 420HC so that it performs on a par with better steels? That way they can keep costs down...?
Another argument i've heard is in use it is very hard for most users to actually tell the cutting difference between many pricier steels and that the more exotic steels are just for the "bling" factor so in actual usage might 420HC not suffer to much in comparison...
Just curious and enjoying the Bucks i have, Evan P.
