SFNO and HR question

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what are the thickness of these two blades? and does INFI lose any of its toughness or tensil strength the thinner it gets? thanks.
 
WVHILLS said:
what are the thickness of these two blades? and does INFI lose any of its toughness or tensil strength the thinner it gets? thanks.
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the thinner any steel gets, the weaker it gets.

the sfno i just sold was .250 i believe. the hr was definitely thinner, maybe .200.
 
so would you consider the HR's blade to be considerably weaker than the SFNO or the FSH? or is the difference slight?
 
slight, also sometimes thinner steel will flex and spring back easier. to many variables here, thinner=slicer=springier fatter=chopper=pryer=stiffer

i need a drink to figger this one out :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
idahoskunk said:
slight, also sometimes thinner steel will flex and spring back easier. to many variables here, thinner=slicer=springier fatter=chopper=pryer=stiffer

i need a drink to figger this one out :confused: :confused: :confused:
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Have a drink on me!
 
so you could definately still baton with a knife that is .200 or .197 ? how thin is too thin for a hard use large blade? i want a fairly large blade but still thin enough for food prep. i haved a FSH that i guess is about .250 if i can't get ahold of a thinner blade should i have the edge thinned out to get the performance i want out of the blade? and if thats the case what is a good all around edge angle to slice with and not be too thin?
 
Well, people baton Moras. Probably depends what you're batoning into, the baton, and your technique. I wouldn't want to baton a mora into a cinderblock with a framing hammer. Steel Heart might make it, though. :D

Cliff Stamp seems to thin down lots of his blades, and still use them hard. The balance is really how squeamish you are about damaging the edge every once in a while, and sharpening it out.
 
SFNO is .25". I don't have a standard HR but my Mud Razor is .20. IRRC the regular HR was .187.

Tough to generalize with certainty. The initial reaction to how thin is too thin for a large blade might be .25", but the Zero Tolerance line-up had a 9.5" Battle Mistress that was only .187" thick. I've never heard of anyone having a blade failure due to it's relatively thin blade. It's probably very springy though when chopping.

But then you're asking specifially about 6" blades which I personally consider medium-sized.
 
My 4 SFNO's are 0.220" thick. The 0.250" are the fat SFNO's. The HR is a little thinner then the SFNO for sure, but I don't know how thick they are.
 
heck, i batoned my anorexic badger with no ill effects.

like tohatchi said, materials and technique have a great effect. batoning into fresh wood with a wood baton will be fine.

i dont think you run the risk of real damage until you start using metal batons and intentionally flex the blade past 30-40 degrees.
 
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