Stainless in the woods?

mp510 said:
I carry stainless knives, I carry carbon knives, sometimes I'll carry knives that are carbon and others that are stainless at the same time. Generally, they are all good, because I choose each knife by its own individual merits- many of them are knives that people on most BF sections would dismiss as garbage. If I have the choice, though, I usually will go with carbon- unless I anticipate the knife getting wet and staying wet. Another difference between myself and many of the posters on this forum (WS included) is that I generally don't carry sharpening in field- and I expect only a working edge from my knives- shaving sharp is nice but not something that I usually need.
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Interesting you should say that. Although I often take wet-n-dry or the smallest DMT stone it is hardly ever my cutting tools that need it. About the only time they do is when I'm doing a bunch of marine stuff or the trip is protracted. On the other hand it is my beaters, big and not stainless, that do. And they didn't get to that state by cutting.
 
I like both. They both have their place. All the reasons have been covered already.

Right now, I have a Benchmade 220 fixed resistor in my pocket, 154cm and it cuts like a dream.

An hour ago, I was using a Becker Crewman to cut up a watermelon. 1095 and it cuts like a dream.
 
stingray4540 said:
*Oh, and tougher, as in less brittle. (i.e. you don't see any axes, machetes, or full size saws made of stainless)
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Hey stingray,

Not to be a nit picker but Linders convex machetes are stainless.

From an email from Stephen Rosenkaimer at Linders, "#449025 blade is made of 420 stainless steel, the handle of beech wood." I was enquiring about the 449025 at the time but I think all 3 sizes are stainless.

Doc
 
I've come across plenty of axes and machete's made out of stainless. They tend to be the tough alloys, 420, 410. We can go around the block all day about what is best, what is not, etc. I will say this, I have no qualms about using stainless in the woods, Mora SWAK, Buck 119, BM Nimravus have all worked well for me. I have also used Carbon in the woods. It is whatever floats my boat on a given day.
 
DOC-CANADA said:
Hey stingray,

Not to be a nit picker but Linders convex machetes are stainless.

From an email from Stephen Rosenkaimer at Linders, "#449025 blade is made of 420 stainless steel, the handle of beech wood." I was enquiring about the 449025 at the time but I think all 3 sizes are stainless.

Doc
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there are actually quite a few stainless machetes and hachets. true most are cheap, but kommer make a well made hatchet and 3/4 style from 440C. plus bucks, kershaw and and others use a cheapish stainless steel.
 
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