Tim Wright - Takedown folder...

Nice stizman, we welcome any photos you might happen to have!

Here are some shots of the knife I picked up Friday morning;

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a very handy size knife she is too!

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Thanks Doug and boy is she sharp!
working on some sheaths and then
I'll make one for this soon!
G2
 
Got some more info on what steel this was made with, it is

CRONIDUR 30

here is a page that tells all about it, doubt that Tim can get
his hands on much more of it but it certainly takes a GREAT edge :)

Steel page

G2
 
Very nicely done...

Gary, I know you are very pleased with it.

Birdseye maple?

Tim has a command of the edge few learn.

My small wharncliffe is unquestionably the sharpest knife I've ever owned.
 
Thanks and yes it's birdseye maple wood for the handle

I had a small accident with it the other day at work, I didn't
have a sheath made for it yet and used one that another guy
had made for about the same size knife, ugh, well it 'kinda' fit
but the knife fell out and landed point first, of course :( , on
the concrete floor at work, bent the tip about 1mm worth
I sharpened it out and all is ok but boy did that get me angry!
I'm working on some sheaths this week and will fit in one for me
now as it really is a very handy size knife for all types of chores!

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Gary,that knife is not good anymore:D:D.Tip bent by a "simple fall on concrete",!!!!!.That steel is not a good one:D.
Just send it to me and I will get rid of it for you:).
 
sorry Raj, this one's staying put, all better now and I doubt if any knife that is
this thin a blade could withstand that drop and come out any better! :)
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I fixed this problem, with a sheath of course, on shorter knives like this I usually
make the belt loop the full length of the sheath, this helps when you go to sit
you can move the knife up and out of the way or angle it to retrieve and return the knife;

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double layer welt at the start to provide a bit larger opening to make it easier to return the knife

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back side;
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I don't take any orders for fixed blade sheaths, these are just so you have some ideas
of what you can do with the smaller knife.

Thanks again Tim for a fine and very handy utility blade like this!
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I've used Cronidur 30 for quite a while, I have a bunch of it in my shop still. It's made by Energie Technik Essen in Germany. At one time Sinn watch cases were made from it, if my info is correct. They may still be.

It heat treats with very very little warpage and is very very rust free. Easy to work too.



Gary W. Graley said:
Got some more info on what steel this was made with, it is

CRONIDUR 30

here is a page that tells all about it, doubt that Tim can get
his hands on much more of it but it certainly takes a GREAT edge :)

Steel page

G2
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Mr Wilkins,how have the knives you made in Cronidur 30, held up.Does it hold an edge for a long time.How is ease of resharpening.
Is it rust prone like the carbon steels or is it highly rust resistant.Thank you for your time.
 
Kevin Wilkins said:
I've used Cronidur 30 for quite a while, I have a bunch of it in my shop still. It's made by Energie Technik Essen in Germany. At one time Sinn watch cases were made from it, if my info is correct. They may still be.

It heat treats with very very little warpage and is very very rust free. Easy to work too.
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Funny you should mention that, as my favourite watch is my Sinn 656
it for me, is THE watch, so easy to read day or night

Also Kevin, would you have any of that Cronidur 30 you might sell possibly?

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Cronidur 30 is about as totally rust free as steel can be. I dont own any of the knives I made from it, so I don't have any long term info, but none have ever come back or resulted in complaints, so I think it performs as well as promised. User hardness is around HRC60. It needs to be professionally heat treated with a proper cryogenic cycle.

I do have a large kitchen knife made from the steel (not made by me, it's an industrial product made in Solingen) and it performs very well. I use it regularly cooking.

You should be able to purchase as much Cronidur 30 as you have money to spend directly from Energie Technik Essen: http://www.energietechnik-essen.de/produkte.html

I'm sure if you write them in english they will understand. I do not think they will sell you $50 worth of steel, you will need to get some type of minimum order together, but asking won't cost anything. I do not sell materials.

I don't use Cronidur 30 much now as I use mostly Becut stainless from Bestar in Remscheid. I think it out performs all the others I have tried and is certified for food use. Becut is some very tough steel. That's why I use it for all the hard-use kitchen cutlery I make and also for the military knives.

But Cronidur 30 is good stuff too.
 
Thanks Kevin, appreciate the info and the link for the steel.
Sounds like the Becut is also good stuff too.

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No problem, Energie Technik are very nice people to deal with and I'm sure they would do their best to help you out.

Another watch company was/is associated with Cronidur 30 but I can't remember the details exactly. Here is a link to their site, they make some really cool watches: http://www.damasko.de/eng/index.html

Becut is great stuff. It is a patented alloy designed for cutter blades in large, industrial food processing machines. I'm the only person using it for kitchen cutlery and was ne of the first to use it for sporting type cutlery. It is much more difficult to grind after heat treating, requiring CBN stones on automatic machinery and really eating belts on belt grinders, but the knives really cut.
 
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