We Bid Farewell To SR-101 Steel . . .

[shqxk]

How do you calculate that? Only one blade so far made in 3v which would have been more expensive in INFI

INFI is basically A8 modified according to Larrin Thomas so the raw material price should be significantly lower than CPM-3V. I also believe that Free Rein Wakizashi would have been slightly cheaper in INFI.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

INFI is basically A8 modified according to Larrin Thomas

.....and Jerry Busse says not, soooooo.

 

[shqxk]

.....and Jerry Busse says not, soooooo.

His statement is pretty reasonable with several solid metallurgical evidences...

The Composition of Infi and What it Means

Hello Friends. I have made a grave mistake. You can read my mistake in the title. It should be self-evident. The mistake is using the word Infi within any context. Only a man truly brave would attempt to say anything metallurgically about the mythical steel. Or a truly stupid man. There was a...

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And what's wrong if INFI is really being A8 Modified? I just don't get it.

 

[Andy the Aussie]

I am not saying it is good bad or indifferent, I am say it's not what JB himself said. So drawing a price conclusion from that is what may be incorrect.

 

[SpyderPhreak]

Larrin has always seemed to have an axe to grind with Jerry over INFI, and why? Maybe because Larrin can't figure out what INFI actually is? So maybe that's why he spreads the A8 disinformation?

Assumptions, opinions, and @$$holes...

 

[AntDog]

Larrin has always seemed to have an axe to grind with Jerry over INFI, and why? Maybe because Larrin can't figure out what INFI actually is? So maybe that's why he spreads the A8 disinformation?

Assumptions, opinions, and @$$holes...

Larrin: “well, ya know, INFI is nothing but A8 Mod”… parrot, ad nauseam.

 

[luethge]

80CRV2 would be a decent replacement for SR101