What is INFI?

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Thorsen said:
In my opinion INFI is all about marketing.
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You have 19 posts here. Is that you, Jarvis? :p

Please elaborate on how many Busse knives you've tried.

On another note, it looks like Vassili got tired of harassing Sal Glesser and has renewed his vendetta against Busse. :thumbdn:
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
Jerry has stated before that it is not A8. Why people persist with the BS is anyone's guess.
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On the other hand, when you have a winning receipe, you don't give it to everyone.

"No the secret ingredient isn't cough syrup"

Samael said:
That would explain why my blade glows in the dark when orcs are around.
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Isn't it when TROLLS are around?




I would like to see how INFI performs in non-knives applications.
 
Lycosa said:
You mean like...?
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Look around yourself and find something made from steel.

Gears for cars or labware. Anything that is put to heavy use. Hell maybe even guitar strings. Drill bits.

You name it. Steel is everywhere.

I would like to see a straight razor in INFI too.

I mean, if it's the best steel ever, why limit it to knives?

(I'm totally serious)
 
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cybrok said:
On the other hand, when you have a winning receipe, you don't give it to everyone.

"No the secret ingredient isn't cough syrup




I would like to see how INFI performs in non-knives applications.
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-The receipe was given long ago, and I think its been posted in this thread.

-I don't think you'll see INFI in non knife situations. With todays technology there are a few specialty knife steals out that you won't see otherwise. Jerry made INFI for his knives, nothing else. INFI and some of the other newer knife steels would also be expensive for non-knife applications.




I've bought/collected, used and worked with knives most of my life. INFI is the best overall steel out there IMO, and by a good margine when you need a jack of all trades steel. There are others that are better in a certain area, but I don't think any steel is as good across the board in all areas as INFI is.
Of course the heat treat is one of the most important things when it comes to knife steels. That is what many will not share, and you can't blame them.
 
cybrok said:
I would like to see how INFI performs in non-knives applications.
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I now have two sheets of printer paper on a desk in the spare room---one being held down by a Busse Satin Jack, and the other by a Cold Steel SRK. In one week I'll check them and see which steel makes the better paper weight. :cool:
 
I read somewhere that INFI costs about $44 a pound to produce, which means that the steel alone in my FFBM costs about $90, and that doesn't include any of the waste from the stock removal :eek:

Has anyone else heard this number before?
 
cybrok said:
Look around yourself and find something made from steel.

Gears for cars or labware. Anything that is put to heavy use. Hell maybe even guitar strings. Drill bits.

You name it. Steel is everywhere.

I would like to see a straight razor in INFI too.

I mean, if it's the best steel ever, why limit it to knives?

(I'm totally serious)
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Drill bits (and some car gears) are probably best left to tool steel. INFI is not a tool steel.

Guitar strings made out of INFI would likely sound like crap.

I'd rather see a straight razor in VG-10 because of its fine grain.

All steel is not made alike. The application matters a great deal.
 
Yeah, INFI is one of the best knife steels I've encountered although I have little experience with Dozier's D2. From what I've heard Doziers are absolutely top-notch, but I have to check it myself.

I like CPM-3V by Fehrmans a lot and after having beaten both INFI and CPM-3V I find them pretty much comparable in edge retention and toughness. I was told that INFI is better rust-resistant, but I usually keep all of my users well-oiled, so rust is not a main issue personally.
 
Ken44 said:
-The receipe was given long ago, and I think its been posted in this thread.
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A list of ingredients is not a receipe, what kind of cook are you ;)



I didn't say INFI would be better than some actual steels, just that I'm curious to see how it would perform.

Since the secret of INFI is the HT, could it be casted? Made by powder metallurgy? Could INFI be used in a composite? Would it be good to reinforce concrete? Admit it, we don't REALLY know until someone tries.


Just to mention I'm studying metallurgy in College, so it might explain my curiosity.
 
cybrok said:
Since the secret of INFI is the HT, could it be casted? Made by powder metallurgy? Could INFI be used in a composite? Would it be good to reinforce concrete? Admit it, we don't REALLY know until someone tries.


Just to mention I'm studying metallurgy in College, so it might explain my curiosity.
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I appreciate the curiosity, but so much of what you're posting makes little sense in a real world application. Given the expense, both in terms of materials and time for heat treatment, INFI would be financially impractical for many of these uses. Reinforce concrete? There's a reason contractors don't use premium knife steels in forming concrete. It's called money.
 
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