S.A.R.K.

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I have been carrying my new S.A.R.K. for a few days now and I am really impressed. It is my first Emerson and I love it! The wave is awesome!It locks up tight, no play and is so sharp I am almost tempted to shave with it. I haven't gotten to use it at work yet,(Firefighter/EMT)but as soon as I do, I will give a preformance report. Does anyone else have any feedback on this? Oh yeah, I got to give the girlfriend thanks again for the best christmas present!!!!!!
 
John, besides from Emerson directly, where can you get a SARK? I noticed knifecenter.com says they're discontinued.
 
Smoke,

Try Steve at Exteme Outfitters (www.tacticaledge.com) or Patrick at TAD (www.tripleaughtdesign.com). Both of these have been sellng the SARK.

Regards,

Ed
 
Ed is correct.

However, Patrick was out just before he left for vacation. He's looking to get some more.

I don't know if Steve has any or not.

John
 
The SARK has become my favorite carry knife and my favorite letter opener! The blunt tip allows you to get under the flap withour cutting anything and then zip! I still haven't tried it on seatbelts.
 
And, if you're so inclined, you can make a P-SARK out of it!
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Gentlemen, thank you. I must admit I'm a bit new to Emerson, I won't lie the past quality control problems, pricing, and serrations turned me off. I'm not a big ATS-34 fan either, however, I recently held a Waved CQC-7 I believe and a few La Griffes.

The CQC 7 was quite impressive in a cutting test slicing through several layers of cloth. It's handle was nice, that impressed me the most. Very similar in design to my current FB carry, a Busse Basic #3. If the steel was 440V, I'd actually get one.

The La Griffe has a nice feel and very nice sheath. I admit I'm exploring the hawksbill/hook blade type of knife, most likely for FB first then perhaps a folder. The La Griffe seems to have blade length, steel, and pricing that I'm looking for.

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Hey Smoke. Not a problem. Give 'em a chance and they'll really grow on ya'.

Also, just as a correction, Emersons (unless otherwise mentioned) are 154CM, not ATS34. Their similar, but different.
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as john hollister said the emerson's have 154CM and not ATS-34 for the blade material...people say that they one and the same but they really aren't....the ats-34 is japanese made and the 154cm is american made...the ats-34 has a few more trace elements in it than 154cm and i dont think it performs nearly as well as 154cm....in my opinion the 154cm properly heat treated and tempered will beat the hell out of ats-34 any day.....i have yet to see an ats-34 blade that has performed well...it just doesnt and has never impressed me....i will take aus8a steel any day over ats-34.....feverdoc
 
John, their already growing on me.
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I'm more of a drop point/spear point person as well, but I can make an exception for the CQC tanto points. I wear an FB openly and at a knife nut meeting there was a lot of interesting openings. The Wave, the Rolling Lock swing, Drawpoint concept, the ever eye catching OTFs from Microtech. To the naked eye, which was fastest was minute.

feverdoc, couldn't agree more, I'll take AUS 8 over AUS 6 and ATS-55. 154 CM better than ATS-34 eh? We shall see.
 
smoke...i agree with you about aus8a...beats the hell out of aus6 and ats-55 in all performance arenas....i often have asked myself why did someone come up with ats-55?...were they bored and wanted to make a steel that performed worse then ats-34 but sounded spiffy with a higher number at the end so it would sell better?....anyway do your own trials with the emerson 154cm and let me know what you think....i too was skeptical about it until i tried it myself in the real world on a daily basis......feverdoc
 
Feverdoc, most steels used for knife making are developed for entirely different applications. Knifemakers are constantly searching for the "Holy Grail", try new steels and see how they work. 154 CM was popularised by Bob Loveless around the late 60's and is still a great steel but was designed for different applications. I prefer 154 because it is made in the USA.
 
Folks, as a newbe, I'm a little confused. I'm considering purchasing a Commander, but it appears that the blade is ATS-34. Are they now being made with 154cm or are just selected Emerson's using this steel? Thanks...
 
budrichard...my question about ats-55 was rhetorical
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....it was made very clear to me by mr voight (knifemaker in lousiana) 25 years ago that most steels were originally made for an entirely different application than to be used for cutlery.....he made me listen to about an hour lecture on steel/iron/metals before he sold me my first custom blade by him....he too was always in search of the "holy grail"....feverdoc
 
Feverdoc, I also have a minor in Metalurgy and have read many papers on steel development. Basically knew alloys are developed by what I call the "cake" method. You put the ingrdiants together like a cake, perform your heat treat, aging etc and measure the various properties. If it looks good, than you put it in service. Even in service problems arrise from alloys that were not forseen and what looks promising can be a disaster. that is why there are so many different alloys in the marketplace. It like trying to win the lottery, develop a new steel and you make money or you can try to sell it to knifemakers. Hope this helps.
 
bud....thanks for the info....i think we are both saying basically the same thing just in different words...sometimes the best steel intentions dont work out in the real world once you get them out of the crucible/lab and see how they perform or what unexpected problems pop up....same sort of thing happens with medical equipment all the time....keep in touch....feverdoc
 
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