What is the black coating on Byrd Crow / Raven ?

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Hey guys, what exactly is the coating made of on the byrd crow ?

I hear a lot of knifes use teflon, and then some like my Ka-Bar have a tough epoxy type coating thats unbelievable. Also i hear about something called "powder coated ?"

Please can someone clear this up for me please?

I plan on giving my new Byrd a coating of Renaissance wax to give the black coating extra protection from minor ebrasions and scratches.


Thoughts ?


Wes
 
Whatever it is i don't like it. Both my Crow & Raven had their coating wear off during light use. Other than that they are nice knives for the money, sharp as razors!
 
Might i suggest you try something called Renaissance wax on your next black knife ?

I have used this on everything and anything from knives, swords, dining tables and the screens that are on mobile phones etc. I use this on anything to give protection. I dont know specifically "how much" protection it will add, but i guess having an insanely thin layer of very hard "invisible" wax on the coating is better than not having any at all. The coating on my Ka-Bar fixed blade has a very VERY F- Very tough epoxy black coating. i used my falkniven diamond stone to try and sharpen the false edge, but i stopped as it took all my time to wear off the coating before i even saw metal . . so How tough is it really? what does it take to mark or get through to metal ? a finger nail scratch ? light scrape with a piece of metal ? hard scrape with a nail tip ?

Your thoughts please
 
Also, since you have the exact knife i am waiting to be delivered tomorow or the day after, what do you think of it ? Whats the steel like and edge retention etc. i am a Spyderco dragonfly guy my self, but i want something a little cheaper incase for any reason here in the UK i get frisked or something going into somewhere and end up "loosing" it. I want to be able to buy one easily instead of crying that i lost a "Spyderco" which is twice the price for me. From what i read, the Byrd crow (for me) will be the perfect inbetween of the Delica and the dragonfly. The same kind of stubbyness of the blade as in the dragonfly, but while being a bigger blade than the dragonfly, its a little smaller than the delica (delica is a little too big for me for EDC and as such i gave it to my dad).
 
I have a Raven. I don't know what the coating is, but it does wear off pretty fast. As for the steel, it seems to hold an edge fairly well. I haven't done any qualitative analysis, but I would say it's on a par with 440c. I really like these knives for the price, they are well put together, hold an edge acceptably, and cost hardly anything. I also have a crossbill that I am carrying as an edc, though, after I am done evaluating it, I won't carry it unless I have a specific need for that shape of blade, nearly every time I open it to cut something in a public arena, I get "the look" from somebody, and in one case as I was cutting banding on a package in the parking lot at Costco, not only did I get "the look" but the lady two cars over actually gasped and got in her car @ the speed of sound. Something about this particular knife must look menacing, as I almost never get that kind of reaction when using my manix, raven, rat-1, or native. The chinook does sometimes also engender that reaction which is why I don't edc that one either. Sorry to get off topic there.
 
:) see this is what i am looking for. Size - withought the menacing form of some knives
 
If the coating is really tough, it could be DLC. I wouldn't be surprised if the Byrds were just painted black. Any high-tech coating will make the knife too expensive to make.
 
well the black coating is the only pitty about the knife. i would really rather there not be any coating on it
 
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