Who would like the Satin RMD a regular offering?

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The new Satin RMD's look incredible, who else would like to see them a regular Swap Rat offering. And what about it's little brother the Satin HRLM! How about it Eric?
 
I don't think it will ever happen even though they would sell like hotcakes. I would be down for a few. Id love to see some black and tan G10 on satin
 
I don't know about it being a regular offering, but seeing a few (hundred) more pop up in ganzas and at shows would be ok with me :D
 
I would definitely like to see the satin on the standard RMD. Not quite sure about the recent bowie variant yet...the pics look pretty good though. Might need to try and score one to see if it's a keeper. Satin as an option on all offerings would be killer!
 
Thrill the Bowie variant is even better! This is coming from someone who previously thought the RMD could not be improved.
 
KalEl said:
Thrill the Bowie variant is even better! This is coming from someone who previously thought the RMD could not be improved.
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That's good to hear...need to check one out. How's the satin finish?
 
Thrill said:
That's good to hear...need to check one out. How's the satin finish?
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The finish is excellent. I think for smaller to medium sized blades Ive come to prefer satin over CG because there's much less resistance when slicing. Its pretty noticeable when doing kitchen chores and also when you are splitting wood you don't have the chunks of wood get stuck in the coating. Im loving it. I hope they make more of these, Im really luck to have scored one.

I think the perfect RMD would have the bowie profile and a satin finish but have a deferential heat treat with a nice hamon and brighter G10, like on the orange RMD you have. An RMD with an edge at 63-64 like the scrapivore LE and a springy spine would be the ULTIMATE in performance. SR101 holds a great edge but at higher hardness its going to cut alot better.
 
I've been gone for a while. Can someone please post a pic of a satin RMD? Are you talking about satin finish from the factory?
 
I have uncoated sr-101 and I don't prefer it, it didn't build up a patina quickly and would rust if it didn't see use for a few day. The coating is beneficial for me and where I work. I would probably buy one of those satin variants though.
 
I would love one. The coating ruins knives that are used in the kitchen or for hunting. I am very excited to use my satin active duty on a critter. The RMD is just about perfect. I plan on sending one to norcalblacktail for a half satin at some point.
 
Uncoated SR101 is fine but you have to be somewhat diligent with care. Now, I don't mean a safe queen diligence, just a good wipe down after use. It's really not all that different than the uncoated/sharpened edge profile. Any spotting you see there is more or less what you would see in usage. In my experience, if you strip one and polish it, the more "mirror" the polish, the less likely to spot.

Only guessing and certainly not an official statement, but I would expect that regular offerings of SR101 uncoated might cause a lot of confusion among some folks who don't know how to care for uncoated high carbon steel.


I cold blued my last stripper and it's been fine.

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Since everyone who responds is probably going to be gung ho in favor, I'll chime in and say that I wouldn't be interested. For a small or medium knife, I would recommend the conventional HRLM or RMD over what I remember from the satin RMD, but KalEl brings up a few aspects that seem like they could improve the conventional models. I am not from the "collector" camp, so from my perspective, if you are picking up a conventional HRLM or RMD, no reason to want the satin after that. But I'm guessing a lot of the market is like me.
 
tundratrader said:
I would love one. The coating ruins knives that are used in the kitchen or for hunting. I am very excited to use my satin active duty on a critter. The RMD is just about perfect. I plan on sending one to norcalblacktail for a half satin at some point.
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TT,
I am curious why you feel the coating ruin's the knife for Hunting and Kitchen however, like you, have been considering having Nate do some work but do worry about rust on a uncoated SR 101. I don't see where the coating affect's the knife's ability especially, for skinning purposes. Is there a chemical in the coating that worry's you? I have seen that mentioned before but no specific's about what chemical properties exsist and would like to know if there is a issue with food prep and the coating's. If anyone know's something specific, please chime in. Thank's.
 
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The coatings stick and make even the sharpest edge drag. I have experimented with all of the coatings and edge geometries. The difference between a flat ground satin and flat ground tanker grey knife is incredible. It has nothing to do with chemicals. For anything besides game or food I don't know that it matters. I don't have a satin chopper to test with.
 
I don't really understand the trade off of protection from the elements for ability to cut food more easily on a swamp rat knife. Then again, I have never seen the point of showing pics of how well a swamp rat or busse cut a carrot. I don't see that as the design or purpose of a knife like an RMD. Being out in the grit and elements, however, seems to fit perfectly with what it was made for.
 
tundratrader said:
The coatings stick and make even the sharpest edge drag. I have experimented with all of the coatings and edge geometries. The difference between a flat ground satin and flat ground tanker grey knife is incredible. It has nothing to do with chemicals. For anything besides game or food I don't know that it matters. I don't have a satin chopper to test with.
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You've got it. For wood work and bushcraft the coating isn't very noticeable but when you take your knives into the kitchen a satin finish makes an unbelievably huge difference in slicing resistance. For cleaning and skinning I think the difference is not as dramatic but it still there. If you cut open a deer with identical CG and Satin blades you will feel less resistance with the Satin but both will get the job done. But for Kitchen duty like veggie slicing coated blades have so much more resistance that it very noticeably harms performance. I don't use coated blades in the kitchen anymore.

I don't think there is any difference when shopping or splitting wood. At least I have never noticed any.
 
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