What knives do you hope 2018 will bring?

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Yessir! I find myself on or near the water frequently for work, so I love the stuff. Do you have an opinion as to why it hasn’t gained broader acceptance among knife makers for certain (such as maritime) applications? Is it a pain to work with (seems fairly easy to grind/sharpen, so maybe the heat treat), or cost prohibitive for a lot of makers? Always great to hear the opinions of someone who knows what they’re talking about :) thanks!
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I use Z-finit (LC200N) quite often. Its funky to work with and expensive.
It grind backwards. Meaning its really hard on coarse grit belts (36-120grit). But once you get past 220 grit it grinds nice and easy. All other steels as far as i know do not grind like that. (Most are easy with coarse belts and get tougher at higher grits, for example CPM 3V chews up 220-320 grit ceramics.) But it does sharpen quite easily and gets razor sharp with little effort. I use it on kitchen knives as my premium steel, and as a premium stainless where the customer is concerned with corrosion (saltwater, harsh environments).

I still would like to try Vanax. That is even more expensive than Z-Finit, but is even tougher, more stainless (which is crazy), and has much better edge holding.
 
ShannonSteelLabs said:
I use Z-finit (LC200N) quite often. Its funky to work with and expensive.
It grind backwards. Meaning its really hard on coarse grit belts (36-120grit). But once you get past 220 grit it grinds nice and easy. All other steels as far as i know do not grind like that. (Most are easy with coarse belts and get tougher at higher grits, for example CPM 3V chews up 220-320 grit ceramics.) But it does sharpen quite easily and gets razor sharp with little effort. I use it on kitchen knives as my premium steel, and as a premium stainless where the customer is concerned with corrosion (saltwater, harsh environments).

I still would like to try Vanax. That is even more expensive than Z-Finit, but is even tougher, more stainless (which is crazy), and has much better edge holding.
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It’s really cool that you get to work w/ such advanced materials! ...and really interesting that z-finit/lc200n grind backwards. That sounds like while it may be a b\%ch on some of the makers belts, the end user really appreciates the ease of sharpening. I know I do. When you get your hands on some Vanax, do you expect that it will grind backward as well? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. It’s truly appreciated. Have a great day
 
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In 2018 I intend on acquiring at least one of the following; my 1st Sebenza or Wayfarer, and/or a BRK... and only God knows what other impulse buys along the way.
 
In 2018 I would like to see more decent knives that are affordable to those on a fixed income.
Yes, I know it will not happen.
 
OddBlade said:
I would like to see more advanced traditional style knives. (Lionsteel Roundhead, JE Made Slipjoint).
I know some purist would object to this, but if knife makers in 1922 had these materials and technologies available do you believe they would not have utilized them. So why not today?
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I think the 1920's knife manufacturers faced the same challenges as knife manufacturers today... cost, volume, competition, and so forth. There is room in the slipjoint market for diversity currently. If folks at GEC see their sales dropping off relative to what they see others doing in the market, they'll change.
 
I got my two for the year already. A Lon Humphrey 3V Kephart and a Scott Gossman UNK in M4. I am trying my best to only sell unused knives this year, no more buying. We'll see.
 
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farmboy said:
Dammit.
Dammit.
Dammit.

This one, lonely little post that you laid on me on Monday has been weighing on me.

I said I wanted this, so what am I gonna do? Speaking to myself, "Am I gonna put up or shut up? Is my mouth bigger than my intent? Well is it, punk?"

So I just did it tonight. I bought one, and I guess I'll see if my dream is worth it.

Oh, and btw.......my wallet say that you really, really suck. :D
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Ahh... I sincerely hope you love your purchase. Dreams are meant to be fulfilled. My fulfilled dream in 2017 was a TA Davison slipjoint.
 
So far 2018 has been like Christmas all over. Way more exciting than last year with some releases. G&G hawk just released a MUDD Auto, Microtech re releasing the socom elite, and the zt catalog coming. Lots of people talking about price increases, and many are upset about it. I say vote with your dollars and branch out to new brands.... 100% what I’m doing this year!
 
I want to see ZT come out with a cross between a 0450 and 0808. Something just a little smaller and thinner that the typical ZE but with a wharncliffe style blade like the 0808. I think such a knife would sell like crazy.
 
I am hoping for a large persian style folder from ZT with some marble/shred carbon fiber a cross between the 0452CF and 0460. Something with a daggerstyle blade like the Maximus might be neat too. :)
Oh yeah and a production version of something like the 0606 , great looking blade shape on that.
 
Fullflat said:
It’s really cool that you get to work w/ such advanced materials! ...and really interesting that z-finit/lc200n grind backwards. That sounds like while it may be a b\%ch on some of the makers belts, the end user really appreciates the ease of sharpening. I know I do. When you get your hands on some Vanax, do you expect that it will grind backward as well? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. It’s truly appreciated. Have a great day
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Yea most end users love Zinit because it does sharpen so well. Takes a mirror polished edge pretty easily

Im not sure how Vanax will grind. But i do know that it will be harder to grind overall because of the added Vanadium.
I hope to order some soon and post my findings on my page.
 
Popsickle said:
So far 2018 has been like Christmas all over. Way more exciting than last year with some releases. G&G hawk just released a MUDD Auto, Microtech re releasing the socom elite, and the zt catalog coming. Lots of people talking about price increases, and many are upset about it. I say vote with your dollars and branch out to new brands.... 100% what I’m doing this year!
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Im hoping for a Socom Elite and a HTM MADD MAXX.
 
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