Who would like to see an SRK II?

[Alberta Ed]

Yeah, mine is flat ground, too. The original edge was quite thick, so I filed it back a bit. Now it shaves. A terrific all-around knive, probably my No. 1 if-I-could-have-only-one Y2K/wilderness survival knife. Skinned one moose with it; it worked well. Hated the sheath, though, so made another.

 

[Mark Schmitt]

SRKs AFAIK are saber-ground, 3/16 (three-
sixteeenths) 50100B (A.K.A. Carbon V).

A good if not great steel.

How about a SRK with a CPM3V blade and
G10 handle, single guard and straight
false edge??? FLAT GROUND FROM 3/16" stock!

I doubt I could buy it for the same price
as my first SRK (9 dollars?) but that knife
would CUT!

Mark

 

[Nakano 2]

Ron 1: 3/ 16"? They make one already. The Bushranger in C V or AUS Stainless.

Storyville: O1?!?! More like 1095.

L8r,
Nakano

 

[fudo]

Storyville- I have a CS SRK and an A-1, in my opinion, the A-1 is the vastly superior knife. The icing on the cake is the ability to pound on the exposed tang. I do agree that either of these two would perform well at most tasks

 

[storyville]

Aack! My bad re: "hollow grind" on the SRK -- haven't had one for 3 yrs now...

Nakano2 and Mark: I recall reading a thread asking "what is carbon V?" and 2 folks replied that its composition resembled O1. I don't really know either way; but both of you state different steels matter-of-factly. Mark: does the "V" necessarily refer to 50100? Nakano2: why would you say 1095 rather than O1 -- cost? performance? or...?

Has anyone done a "chemical analysis" of some sort on carbon V? Enquiring minds want to know...

Fudo -- no doubt the A1 is a better hammer, but what else makes it vastly superior to the SRK? (Best pommel is a poor hammer, anyway; poorer than a thick branch, or rock...) Johno refers to the recent test in which carbon V outperformed VG10 in edge-holding (as one might expect); and we can be fairly confident that the carbon V is far tougher. Again, I haven't handled the A1 -- in what sense does it have a "vast" advantage?

Curious --
Glen

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[tallwingedgoat]

If you really want to know what Carbon V is, there are metal analysis services that can do it. One such service requires a 1 sq inch sample and a check for $25. They give you a list of 30 elements.

 

[johno]

I'd also like to see 'son of SRK', which would be an attempt at offering some competition to the Mora knives. Something like 3/32 inch thick Carbon V, 4in or a range of blades 3in to 5in with the straight narrow shape, durable handles that are maybe injection molded with a single guard, and some sort of functional plastic sheath. Maybe up the hardness a bit as such knives won't be used as pry bars.

 

[yoda4561]

The Falkniven has a much better cutting geometry. Which makes it a vastly superior knife imo.. It is stout enough to be used as a light prybar as well, its shiny.... not ugly painted black too....

 

[Cougar Allen]

After reading this thread and thinking about it a while I have decided I want an SRK with a longer blade, change the blade shape a little to give it a steep drop point and give it a full flat grind, and make it of thinner stock in 5160 steel. The handle should be longer with some curve to it and made of G-10, and the guard should be eliminated. I would prefer it not be resold by Cold Steel (I'd rather buy it direct from the manufacturer), and I think it would probably sell better if it gets a new name of its own instead of calling it the SRK II.

Other than those details, though, it should be exactly like the present SRK. It's a great knife -- with just a little tweaking ...

-Cougar Allen :{)

 

[Mark Schmitt]

To all who inquired...


IMHO Carbon V = 50100B. I say "IMHO" but
really I am relying on the statements of
several very well trained/respected knife-
makers who were debating this point some
years back. They did the analysis and
50100B is what they determined.

What surprised me at the time was that
they were VERY positive about the qualities
of the alloy. VERY positive.

In my hands, Carbon V performs very well.
I still use/abuse by first SRK, bought years
ago, and it is still going strong.

Mark

* I have no relationship with any knife
company or maker other than being a customer*

 

[Alberta Ed]

Well, I've been whining to Lynn Thompson about making a 4" or so blade, Carbon V all-around utility hunter/skinner/urban defence tool for several years now, and he hasn't responded. I'd like to see something like a Mora blade on steroids. I think Falkniven is getting close, but I prefer good old carbon steel; I can deal with the maintenance.

 

[fudo]

I may have misled you in my previous post. I did not mean to say that the A-1 was good as a hammer, I meant to say that the pommel may be pounded upon in order to aid in driving the point into an object.(mostly animal) My arm strength is quite diminished from formerly and I find that this and that is more useful for a wider variety of tasks makes it vastly superior for me. I have no desire to carry a knife, an axe, and a shovel around with me. Some days it's all I can do to carry my big, tired ass around by itself.

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