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A below zero Delta 3V question Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist ,

As this deep cold we in in now in these parts and upcoming days, such as the -30 F + and maybe lower, does this cold affect your Delta 3V? Not asking or concerned with normal or even semi hard straight down cutting usage.

I’m more asking for example of the bit of lateral force that maybe could be applied to the edge, say in notching a piece of wood and twisting to pop out a wood chip. I’m not talking of heavy chopping, tip prying, or a sudden impact of say repeatedly batoning frozen firewood.

I’m only asking because back when I was working/driving/using the trucks & equipment durn these extra cold winter temperatures, I would both see and hear of odd examples of steel breakage happening, and more common steel breakages of our daily equipment and in areas of the various truck frame supports and moving pieces, especially if it was subjected to a sudden impact (bump, closing, king pin pullers, door springs, axel springs, frame supports, undercarriages, etc...).

I don’t remember any talking or videos of your knives being tested or used in extreme cold. At say -30F and lower, would you know if it’s possible for your Delta 3V to become more fragile or maybe more brittle in regards to chipping or breakage at the blade edge durning normal mild to even just semi hard use in this deep cold weather?
 
Retired UPS Driver said:
A below zero Delta 3V question Nathan the Machinist Nathan the Machinist ,

As this deep cold we in in now in these parts and upcoming days, such as the -30 F + and maybe lower, does this cold affect your Delta 3V? Not asking or concerned with normal or even semi hard straight down cutting usage.

I’m more asking for example of the bit of lateral force that maybe could be applied to the edge, say in notching a piece of wood and twisting to pop out a wood chip. I’m not talking of heavy chopping, tip prying, or a sudden impact of say repeatedly batoning frozen firewood.

I’m only asking because back when I was working/driving/using the trucks & equipment durn these extra cold winter temperatures, I would both see and hear of odd examples of steel breakage happening, and more common steel breakages of our daily equipment and in areas of the various truck frame supports and moving pieces, especially if it was subjected to a sudden impact (bump, closing, king pin pullers, door springs, axel springs, frame supports, undercarriages, etc...).

I don’t remember any talking or videos of your knives being tested or used in extreme cold. At say -30F and lower, would you know if it’s possible for your Delta 3V to become more fragile or maybe more brittle in regards to chipping or breakage at the blade edge durning normal mild to even just semi hard use in this deep cold weather?
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I have not done any detailed testing although I have abused a knife as it was warming up from cryo and it seemed fine. I'm sure it is more brittle at -30 than it is at normal room temperature, I think most steel is.
 
Gusbuster said:
According to Nate, the SSDFK will sit in a desk drawer to open letters, and the SDFK will be used to cut bolts and chains.
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We had a close call here when my wife mistakenly picked up my SSDFK and nearly used it to spread butter on our waffles this morning. Disaster averted...but only just.

Thank God there wasn't a lead chain left on the kitchen counter.
 
Blues said:
We had a close call here when my wife mistakenly picked up my SSDFK and nearly used it to spread butter on our waffles this morning. Disaster averted...but only just.

Thank God there wasn't a lead chain left on the kitchen counter.
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I think it's warrantied for butter on the counter. Butter straight from the fridge OTOH...


Wondracide: The Act Of Murdering A Piece Of Bread With A Knife And Cold Butter.​



😂
 
Blues said:
We had a close call here when my wife mistakenly picked up my SSDFK and nearly used it to spread butter on our waffles this morning. Disaster averted...but only just.

Thank God there wasn't a lead chain left on the kitchen counter.
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It’s Christmas time Blues, give her the benefit of doubt, that possibly what you witnessed was not really what was happening. Think of it as she was just thinking of you first and foremost and your special SSDFK too. She was merely applying a nice and safe food grade oil to the blade for you 😇.
 
Jason M D. said:
When and What will be the next pre-order?
Bowie? Folder? Reaper? Something else?
I wasn’t around for the other pre-orders and hope there’s one soon 😁
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I am hoping for an LM Chopper pre-order. Hopefully Double Red, Double Black, and ECAM are all scale options. And would love to see the return of the dangler ring for the kydex sheaths.

I'd also love to see a pre-order for an OG CPK scale run so we can dress up our old models in fancy scales like Double Red, Double Black, ECAM, Ebonite, Terotuff, etc. Maybe pick a few models like the Choppers, HDFK, FK2, UF, etc and let us go nuts pre-ordering extra scales and Ti Torx hardware.
 
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