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Rasco said:
I'm not sure of any alternate sources for the SK4, but I know where you can get a GSO4 in 3V for about $199 right now
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and where might that be my friend? if you could let me know in my WTB thread post that would be great!
 
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Let's keep the discussion to the knives, not commerce, this is the "General Discussion" forum.

I promised a video of the SK-4 in action. Here it is:

[video=youtube;hj_1lrnQIkA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj_1lrnQIkA[/video]

Feel free to skip around. There is a quick demo of sharpening, cardboard cutting, carving seasoned oak (I probably should have shown a softer wood, the oak is REALLY hard), sparks off the spine, batonning along and across the grain, throwing (I skipped my MANY misses), and finally restoration to shaving sharp.

The knife is 0.028" at the shoulder, 20-dps - not the most efficient cutter but it gets the job done and can take a severe beating. Many misses while throwing loosened a handle bolt, but that's it. The Cerakote wears quite slowly :thumbup: Edge retention won't be on par with CPM-3V much less CPM-20CV but for those out to find a supremely tough knife... The unskeletonized tang adds an ounce to the overall weight (7.4 oz) and you can feel the shifted balance, but it's still lighter than an ESEE-4 and made from harder, tougher steel as well!

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What about the sk series in S7 how does that steel hold up? And will it rust like 1095 if the coating is removed?
 
wolverine_173 said:
What about the sk series in S7 how does that steel hold up? And will it rust like 1095 if the coating is removed?
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Hopefully my video helps to demonstrate that the S7 steel holds up just fine. Per the graph i posted above, you may note that S7 has a lot more Chromium (Cr) than 1095, but that level is not sufficient to render the steel "stainless". It will not resist corrosion the way CPM-3V does, and Guy at S!K has posted videos pertaining to that. So yes, it will rust. The best defense is a coated blade and polished finish on the edge, but keeping it oiled and out of damp places would help ;)
The S!K website lists the hardness of the steel at 57-58 Rc which is harder than ESEE's 1095, and Charpy tests indicate it to be 50% tougher than CPM-3v, full 3-4X tougher than 1095, so you can expect the edge to resist both deformation and chipping better than your 1095 knives with similar geometry.
With such low carbon and alloying elements, don't expect high wear resistance like 20CV, this is something more akin to A2 tool steel but with less carbon to increase toughness. For hard outdoor use and recreation (sharpened prybar), it's a durable and effective tool :cool:
 
Just out of curiosity, what is your order number for the 3.5? Mine is 28xx. I placed the order in September.

Are there 2800 orders before mine or does the number mean something else? Enquiring minds want to know. :D
 
chiral.grolim said:
Hopefully my video helps to demonstrate that the S7 steel holds up just fine. Per the graph i posted above, you may note that S7 has a lot more Chromium (Cr) than 1095, but that level is not sufficient to render the steel "stainless". It will not resist corrosion the way CPM-3V does, and Guy at S!K has posted videos pertaining to that. So yes, it will rust. The best defense is a coated blade and polished finish on the edge, but keeping it oiled and out of damp places would help ;)
The S!K website lists the hardness of the steel at 57-58 Rc which is harder than ESEE's 1095, and Charpy tests indicate it to be 50% tougher than CPM-3v, full 3-4X tougher than 1095, so you can expect the edge to resist both deformation and chipping better than your 1095 knives with similar geometry.
With such low carbon and alloying elements, don't expect high wear resistance like 20CV, this is something more akin to A2 tool steel but with less carbon to increase toughness. For hard outdoor use and recreation (sharpened prybar), it's a durable and effective tool :cool:
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Thank you, I didn't realize your vid was the Sk model
 
Deleted my own post because of possible rules violation. Sorry everyone. Wont happen again.
 
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Yeah, I have a sense that commercial activity is supposed to be restricted to the Exchange.
 
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I apologize. Bladeflana... I will edit my post to delete the info if you edit yours to remove the quotes Ide appreciate it
 
UffDa said:
Just out of curiosity, what is your order number for the 3.5? Mine is 28xx. I placed the order in September.

Are there 2800 orders before mine or does the number mean something else? Enquiring minds want to know. :D
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Nope, every time someone starts a new cart it is assigned an order number so there are a lot of missing order numbers from people who decide not to buy. Those numbers also include orders placed for any models that were available before the GSO-3.5 preorder was ran. With that being said, 28xx is towards the end of the list and we aren't quite there yet. But Guy's coffee is brewing so I'm hoping to be a lot closer to done by the end of today.
 
UffDa said:
Just out of curiosity, what is your order number for the 3.5? Mine is 28xx. I placed the order in September.

Are there 2800 orders before mine or does the number mean something else? Enquiring minds want to know. :D
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I'm in the low 26xx range myself and still, no shipping notice. Just thought you'd like to know.
 
Hey everyone, I need to get back to grinding but I wanted to take a sec to share an announcement here first.
[video=youtube_share;1j15DjOlzyI]http://youtu.be/1j15DjOlzyI[/video]
 
will these just be listed on the website, starting some time friday. Please hold off til my flight arrives in Nairobi so I can make it to a workable internet connection :D
 
Was there any delay with the coated 3.5s? I ordered 1 with FDE...just curious. I know you've all been working to get the 3.5s out.

Thanks!

SURVIVE! Ellie said:
Nope, every time someone starts a new cart it is assigned an order number so there are a lot of missing order numbers from people who decide not to buy. Those numbers also include orders placed for any models that were available before the GSO-3.5 preorder was ran. With that being said, 28xx is towards the end of the list and we aren't quite there yet. But Guy's coffee is brewing so I'm hoping to be a lot closer to done by the end of today.
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