POLL: SURVIVE! EDC-4 Preorder Promotion. Would you participate?

[JTR357]

I changed my mind.I definitely want one in M390.Where do I sign up?

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edit-nevermind,looks like I'm too late.Oh well

 

[schmittie]

Then our first production stop will be Peter's Heat Treating. We learned a LOT regarding ideal production work flow during the GSO-10 run, so this GSO-4.1 run should go quite a bit faster. HERE WE GO!

Guy, does this mean the primary grind is done post HT? Just curious, not critisizing. I've never been part of a run from the beginning like this.

Thanks!

 

[2 shot]

Guy, does this mean the primary grind is done post HT? Just curious, not critisizing. I've never been part of a run from the beginning like this.

Thanks!

I was wondering that too. I wouldn't think so though it would be quite a bit faster and cheaper to do the the primary grind before the steel is hardened.

 

[SURVIVE!]

I was wondering that too. I wouldn't think so though it would be quite a bit faster and cheaper to do the the primary grind before the steel is hardened.

All of the grinding is done after heat treat. Heat treating full thickness blanks makes the nicest, straightest finished blades. Of course it would be cheaper and faster to grind the blades in the annealed state but that's not what we are about. I try to do things the best I know how, to produce the highest quality knife possible.

 

[schmittie]

Now all of those comments about 3v steel and wearing out belts makes so much more sense.


Interesting method.

 

[mete]

Jerry Hossom is the guy who really gave 3V a start .Check his website and see what he's done with it .Some of those things are not approved by me !!! I'm a metallurgist and cringe when I see metal abused !

But lets chill out and let Mr Guy Survive-Gear get to work otherwise I'll never get the knife I ordered !!

 

[Tixx]

How do I join the S90v ranks? I ordered m390.

 

[dwarthog]

Darn, sorry I missed out on this one.

 

[SURVIVE!]

I changed my mind.I definitely want one in M390.Where do I sign up?

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edit-nevermind,looks like I'm too late.Oh well

No worries. I will have PLENTY of overs when this run is completed. I am doing a bunch of these in an attempt to finally get caught up and have some inventory.

How do I join the S90v ranks? I ordered m390.

Those will be available on the website once the run is completed. I did end up getting a full sheet, so I should have a good few available.

 

[2 shot]

All of the grinding is done after heat treat. Heat treating full thickness blanks makes the nicest, straightest finished blades. Of course it would be cheaper and faster to grind the blades in the annealed state but that's not what we are about. I try to do things the best I know how, to produce the highest quality knife possible.

I liked what I have read about you and your knives, with this post I am more impressed with the principals you have chosen to deliver a high quality product. Wishing you much sucess, the word will get out.

 

[Stickinc1]

All of the grinding is done after heat treat. Heat treating full thickness blanks makes the nicest, straightest finished blades. Of course it would be cheaper and faster to grind the blades in the annealed state but that's not what we are about. I try to do things the best I know how, to produce the highest quality knife possible.

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Thats great! Very assuring to us looking for a serious tool!

 

[Sulaco]

I'm getting excited!

 

[raindog101]

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the EDC4 I grabbed from Edgeworks on Friday! It's in 3V, so I'm thinking I need one in M390 to balance it out:thumbup: Glad to hear there will be overs, Guy!

 

[underdog406]

Please keep those GSO4.1 updates coming, it's the only thing that keeps me sane short of buying other knives. But with CPM S90V around the corner other knives will have to wait.
Guy, my man, you are like the Santa Claus of knives.:thumbup:

 

[SURVIVE!]

I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the EDC4 I grabbed from Edgeworks on Friday! It's in 3V, so I'm thinking I need one in M390 to balance it out:thumbup: Glad to hear there will be overs, Guy!

Ahhh, so you bought the last one? lol I was down the other day and things were looking pretty slim. Just some GSO-5.1's left and well, those few prototypes Sean keeps hidden around. I'm glad he holds onto those and doesn't seem to be actively trying to sell them. They remind me of where I started and how far things have come since then. Those first prototypes are going to be collectables one day.

Please keep those GSO4.1 updates coming, it's the only thing that keeps me sane short of buying other knives. But with CPM S90V around the corner other knives will have to wait.
Guy, my man, you are like the Santa Claus of knives.:thumbup:

Haha! Thanks Man. Let me just give you guys an update then. The M-390, CPM-3V and CPM-S90V are at the laser cutting facility. They should begin cutting today or tomorrow, into early next week, then the M-390 and CPM-3V will be going to heat treat. The S90V as it turns out ABSOLUTELY can NOT be ground in the hardened state, so those particular blades will in fact be ground and then heat treated. Looks like we all need to get the abrasives companies caught up to the steel industry. These steels are outpacing the ability to efficiently process them. Pure silliness. That also makes me very excited about the edge holding potential of this steel.

 

[raindog101]

Ahhh, so you bought the last one? lol I was down the other day and things were looking pretty slim. Just some GSO-5.1's left and well, those few prototypes Sean keeps hidden around. I'm glad he holds onto those and doesn't seem to be actively trying to sell them. They remind me of where I started and how far things have come since then. Those first prototypes are going to be collectables one day.



Haha! Thanks Man. Let me just give you guys an update then. The M-390, CPM-3V and CPM-S90V are at the laser cutting facility. They should begin cutting today or tomorrow, into early next week, then the M-390 and CPM-3V will be going to heat treat. The S90V as it turns out ABSOLUTELY can NOT be ground in the hardened state, so those particular blades will in fact be ground and then heat treated. Looks like we all need to get the abrasives companies caught up to the steel industry. These steels are outpacing the ability to efficiently process them. Pure silliness. That also makes me very excited about the edge holding potential of this steel.

So are these S90V knives going to be in the 4.1 or the 5.1 configuration? And will they show up on your website, at Edgeworks, or did I already miss another preorder:grumpy:?

 

[schmittie]

Thanks for the update.

 

[underdog406]

Ahhh, so you bought the last one? lol I was down the other day and things were looking pretty slim. Just some GSO-5.1's left and well, those few prototypes Sean keeps hidden around. I'm glad he holds onto those and doesn't seem to be actively trying to sell them. They remind me of where I started and how far things have come since then. Those first prototypes are going to be collectables one day.



Haha! Thanks Man. Let me just give you guys an update then. The M-390, CPM-3V and CPM-S90V are at the laser cutting facility. They should begin cutting today or tomorrow, into early next week, then the M-390 and CPM-3V will be going to heat treat. The S90V as it turns out ABSOLUTELY can NOT be ground in the hardened state, so those particular blades will in fact be ground and then heat treated. Looks like we all need to get the abrasives companies caught up to the steel industry. These steels are outpacing the ability to efficiently process them. Pure silliness. That also makes me very excited about the edge holding potential of this steel.

Thanks for the update mate! Sounds like the 4.1s are running much more smoother than the 10s. I remember eyeing somewhere that S90V has like twice the abrasion resistance than that of M390, thats crazy, seems the only way to sharpen it is with a diamond compound or a diamond hone.

So are these S90V knives going to be in the 4.1 or the 5.1 configuration? And will they show up on your website, at Edgeworks, or did I already miss another preorder:grumpy:?

By the look of things it will be in the 4.1 config. And judging by the rate the 5.1s was sold, once the 4.1s hits the shelves you gotta grab'em fast or they'll disappear like they've grown legs.

 

[SURVIVE!]

So are these S90V knives going to be in the 4.1 or the 5.1 configuration? And will they show up on your website, at Edgeworks, or did I already miss another preorder:grumpy:?

This steel is all for the GSO-4.1. I will be doing a neat double preorder special for the GSO-5.1 and GSO-7/7(GSO-6), that will kick off right after the new year, just as the GSO-4.1 run is wrapping up. I really want to keep the momentum going.

 

[raindog101]

OK, Guy, thanks for the update. I'm definitely keeping my eyes peeled from now on. Your stuff goes so fast it's easy to miss out. BTW, I received the EDC-4 in the mail today. First impression is very positive. It's certainly a tank of a knife, and in 3V, I can't imagine my standard knife chores damaging it in any way. Makes me salivate more for the bigger knives. I think a 3/16" in a 6 or 7" blade length would be just about perfect. In smaller knives, I think I would have preferred Elmax or M390, but I missed out on that preorder. But, I live in a desert, so I don't think maintenance of 3V will be a problem. So, Guy, when are you going to aquire your own subforum here? Would make following along with the latest from Survive! a lot easier...