Pakistani Damascus knife is impressive!!

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SteelJunkee said:
They are from CFK Cutlery, both stamped as such. I`m no metallurgist but I would bet, it is what they say it is. I don't know if they produce that steel themselves, probably not but it`s surely not from japan, from price point of view.

Both knives are hard to sharpen and takes a toothy edge that last for ever and is consistent with my experience of that steel.

Their major problem is QC, I had to return the first one I bought because the handle geometry was completely wrong. And the second one needed a real good sanding to become usable. But I have never had one of those blade fail since I Bought these, 3 years ago. At the time these knives where 49 - 59$ delivery included.

I took a chance that ended with one of the toughest knife I ever whacked.

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SteelJunkee said:
I have 2 fixed blade that are made with Pakistani D2 steel and there is nothing wrong with those knives, even if their Micarta is not really aesthetically outstanding they are well made and stand up to abuse without a nick. But I have also a couple folders that I could not say the same. And this was long ago. I think these guys makes blades since the dawn of time, they surely know how to do it.

To OP. Under what brand name did you find that knife ? It looks exceptionally well made for that price range. that's great :)
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Pakistani D2 steel? Didn't know Pakistan had a steel industry.
 
shinyedges said:
There's a lot of new members reading this and it would be a disservice to not educate them on what they would be actually getting when purchasing one of these "damascus" knives. They'd be getting a mystery steel with who knows what heat treatment that most likely isn't even real damascus much less a quality damascus.

Better to research quality knives from quality makers and save towards it. In the mean time an affordable knife like the delica is a great little knife to hold you over.
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And I'm sure those new members appreciate the education that V Viper2 has provided, as well as yours.

He has presented a $60 dollar knife that looks cool, clearly has had labor put into it, and whose heat treat allows it to perform well in the rope cutting tests members here are always having testgasms about. :)

It's refreshing and very educational to get an intelligent opinion that doesn't follow the "accepted wisdom." From the comments, seems like V Viper2 has really earned our respect and support for doing so. He has mine!

As for "saving up," it certainly is one strategy, as is a knife user getting and using a neat looking working knife now that performs well in the job you need it to do. :thumbsup:
 
marcinek said:
And I'm sure those new members appreciate the education that V Viper2 has provided, as well as yours.

He has presented a $60 dollar knife that looks cool, clearly has had labor put into it, and whose heat treat allows it to perform well in the rope cutting tests members here are always having testgasms about. :)

It's refreshing and very educational to get an intelligent opinion that doesn't follow the "accepted wisdom." From the comments, seems like V Viper2 has really earned our respect and support for doing so. He has mine!

As for "saving up," it certainly is one strategy, as is a knife user getting and using a neat looking working knife now that performs well in the job you need it to do. :thumbsup:
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Yea ok.
 
braillediver said:
You got a good deal on it, you like it and you Use it= All around Win!

I've learned more since I stopped admiring the knives and started to use them. Using them is what counts in my opinion.
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Exactly!!! Well put!

Though I do spend a lot of time admiring my knives too! Got some all I do with them is admire! (Don't tell anybody.)
 
marcinek said:
Thanks! You, me, and all of us are all here to expand our understanding and knowledge of knives, right? :thumbsup:

Sounds like our friend got a decent working knife at a good price that "stands out from the crowd"!

That's news we can use!
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Yay, the OP got a decent Pakistani knife.

Problem is, we know for a fact many of them are poorly made with unknown pot metal and random unknown heat treatment. Condoning the purchase of these knives because a good one was found gives people the false notion that they too will get a good example. When in reality it's a gamble.


Can you guarantee the next guy gets as good an example? We both know the answer is no.

I can guarantee that every knife from a maker like Alan Davis will be real damascus, heat treated optimally, and perfom well, if not Alan would stand behind his product.
 
the filework and that little head on the lock alone is worth the price,not bad at all; better than getting robbed by a U.S. maker for a few hundred I hate to say, if it was made here.I for one am getting tired of the skyrocketing prices of knives lately doesn't hurt to get a bang for your buck knife once in a while..
 
goldie said:
the filework and that little head on the lock alone is worth the price,not bad at all; better than getting robbed by a U.S. maker for a few hundred I hate to say, if it was made here.I for one am getting tired of the skyrocketing prices of knives lately doesn't hurt to get a bang for your buck knife once in a while..
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:confused: Getting robbed by a US maker? Like Alan Davis?

Holy hell. :(

Did you really compare that knife in the OP to a hand made knife by one of our craftsman? Wow.
 
Most Pakistani knives may be garbage, but every steel-using country in the world has been capable of turning out a quality product at some point or another, and I have often wondered what folks in Pakistan actually use themselves. Surely they use something functional, at a bare minimum. And the piece the OP posted is VERY clearly above the norm when it comes to finish. You can typically spot Pakistani export knives a mile a way by the sloppy filework and assembly. That's not the case here. I'd be happy to know that there's finally a company exporting knives from Pakistan that at least meet acceptable quality standards. It's always nice seeing manufacturing standards in a country pick up.
 
shinyedges said:
Yay, the OP got a decent Pakistani knife.

Problem is, we know for a fact many of them are poorly made with unknown pot metal and random unknown heat treatment. Condoning the purchase of these knives because a good one was found gives people the false notion that they too will get a good example. When in reality it's a gamble.
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Yay, precisely! And now we know for a fact many of them are not "poorly made with unknown pot metal and random unknown heat treatment."

Any knife purchase from any maker is a gamble to some extent. It's why we have the GBU here.

V Viper2 has demonstrated that a $60 bet on those knives is a better one than we thought a couple days ago.

That's the kinda info that warrants the support he has been getting!
 
All arguments notwithstanding, it would be interesting to hear what knives exactly the OP has actually used to compare this one against. If all he had to compare against were other cheap knives I can't lend much credence to the kudos.
 
marcinek said:
Yay, precisely! And now we know for a fact many of them are not "poorly made with unknown pot metal and random unknown heat treatment."

Any knife purchase from any maker is a gamble to some extent. It's why we have the GBU here.

V Viper2 has demonstrated that a $60 bet on those knives is a better one than we thought a couple days ago.

That's the kinda info that warrants the support he has been getting!
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Wrong. So what steels make up the damascus in the OP knife? Can you trust the source? Seen a receipt for a purchase order? I bet craftsman here have all those things.
 
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eKretz said:
All arguments notwithstanding, it would be interesting to hear what knives exactly the OP has actually used to compare this one against. If all he had to compare against were other cheap knives I can't lend much credence to the kudos.
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Oh, you mean getting more information before rushing to the conclusion most Pakistani knives are good quality? Lol
 
shinyedges said:
:confused: Getting robbed by a US maker? Like Alan Davis?

Holy hell. :(

Did you really compare that knife in the OP to a hand made knife by one of our craftsman? Wow.
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Yup. They are knives. And they can be compared on price to quality ratio.

Hopefully without indignation.
 
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