What is the sharpest and strongest?

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Chicahiro Ishida

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I know ColdSteel Trail Master very sharp and tough knife.But is'nt there better?
What is the sharpest blade?
Whar is the most tough;withstand to cut hard ofject like bone,hard wood,or metal boards,be used as nail piller or hammer or dig hard land.
And talk about not only brand,but also steel,what is the sharpest and toughest steel?


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Chic Stone
 
For the steel part of it I would have to say the same steel they use to make the brush hog blades.We use them to mow 2" to 8" caliber trees on the high lines.The only thing that seems to kill the blades is the freezing
cold.When it gets below freezing and you hit a rock......WATCH OUT..these blades shatter.


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Chic:
The Uluchet would fit into that job description. We use D-2 and grind a convex edge, a very sharp convex edge. As a survival/Y2K type tool it really outworks it's size.

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P.J.
P.J. Turner Knife Mfg, Inc.
Uluchet, What's an Uluchet? Find out at...
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One really tough steel is the alloy 5160 that is used to make automobile leaf springs. It really benefits from multiple heating/quenching cycles and cryo treatment. You can make a very tough blade that takes a very durable edge. Another really tough alloy is L6 that is used to make band saw blades.

CPM 3V has a very remarkable combination of toughness and edge retention. It is available from some select custom knifesmiths. Cliff Stamp did a review of a 3V knife made by the late Mel Sorg. Here is a link:
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000530.html

 
I have an older Cold Steel Tanto, w/San-Mai laminated steel blade thats scary sharp, and really tough.
 
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You might want to look at the H.I. Khukuri.They are made from the 5160 spring steel.I own several and I can say they are the toughest and strongest knife I ever used.
They are plenty sharp too.

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Sharpest and strongest? Isn't that what the key question behind the art/science of knifemaking? "Strongest" is a very ambiguous or broad term that probably includes shock resistance, edge holding, resistance to lateral forces etc., and "sharpest' probably includes ability to cut, penetrate etc., which is also a function of edge geometry and blade design.
If you're impressed by the Trailmaster [I love mine], then you'd also be impressed by Wally Hayes' 52100 camp knife, which is "sharper" and "stronger", by any measure I'm aware of. There are other great master smiths out there who make knives that perform incredibly well. As far as production or semicustom knives are concerned, by all accounts the Busses in Infi steel are supposed to be very sharp and much stronger than the carbon v trailmaster. The basic line in modified infi steel has also been getting great comments. I still haven't received my BattleMistress and Steelheart II from Busse, so I can't vouch for them, but several other forumites are very excited at the performance of the Busses.
 
In addition to the Uluchet, the Fällkniven line are the strongest production stainless steel knives available.

Check Mike's and Cliff's reviews to confirm their surprise at the performance of these knives.

Tom
 
Sharpest knife I have ever seen is the Gryphon M30A1 designed by Robert Terzuola and sold through the Cuttery Shoppe. Steel is ATS-34. Unbelievable quality for a production knife. Nothing else like it on the market at any price.
 
You do know there is no full or even partial tang, just a handle screwed onto the blade don't you.

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Ron Knight

Yeah I'm crazy, but what do you want me to do about it
 
I'll put L6 up against anything out there. It's used in all kinds of heavy duty industrial jobs. Just think of the abuse and heat one of those huge saw blades goes through in a days work. We'll find out soon. I'm submitting a 9" bladed bowie for the next knife test Mike is doing.
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"Always think of your fellow knife makers as partners in the search for the perfect blade, not as people trying to compete with you and your work!"
 
The sharpest knife is the one I sharpened last -- or maybe it's the one Joe Talmadge sharpened last, or the one you sharpened last -- maybe someday we can get together and compare.
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The strongest knife is the Himalayan Imports Ang Khola Bowie. It's differentially heat-treated 5160, half an inch thick at the spine (12.7mm) -- I think I can say without much fear of contradiction that's the strongest knife. Click on the link to go to a thread on the HI forum with more details ... I can't resist posting the picture here, too -- this is a picture of a wooden model Yvsa made for the kamis to duplicate in steel, but it gives you the idea. I call that a knife!

-Cougar Allen :{)
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum26/HTML/000787.html

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I have to second (oops, third that) the vote for the HI Ang Khola Bowie. I just received mine a scant fifteen minutes ago, and it's bombproof!
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If it performs as other HI blades, it will be exceptional. It's brute strength over looks, but I am a believer of function over form, or at least somewhat of a compromise between the two. You cannot go wrong with any blade from Himalayan Imports, and have an incredible price to performance ratio to boot.

Take care,
John Johnson
 
I bet that sawblade is where those bowies came from...right L6?
 
Next time you go to the atlanta blade show, pick up one of big John Fitch's bowies. 1084 or 5160, either one will impress the he** out of you. I have used one and have yet to find its equal.
 
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