Why did you choose an ESEE?

Esav Benyamin said:
ESEE is not a manufacturer. They contract that out to an independent outfit, who seems to keep their information private.
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I suggest you(Boris74), email Shon from Rowen Manufacturing(the makers of Esee) and ask him if you are interested. You can't beat the horses mouth. Otherwise just study the general heat treating process so you better understand it. A college course in metallurgy or manufacturing would work too but, is not the most time efficient option.

Heat treatment is more complicated than you think. Far from the heat it red hot and dunk it in water like you see in the movies.
 
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Tachead01 said:
I suggest you(Boris74), email Shon from Rowen Manufacturing(the makers of Esee) and ask him if you are interested. You can't beat the horses mouth. Otherwise just study the general heat treating process so you better understand it. A college course in metallurgy or manufacturing would work too but, is not the most time efficient option.

Heat treatment is more complicated than you think. Far from the heat it red hot and dunk it in water like you see in the movies.
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I know more than the basics about heat treating, so I'm good. I also know that when someone tried to tell me not all 1095 is the same and used 1095 crovan as an example that 1095 crovan is not 1095, it's actually 0170-6. They came up with 1095 crovan as an company to company name for it and it spilled over into marketing. I'm not clueless, that's why I'd like to know exactly what the difference is I'm being told there is. The moderator put it way too simple. No one knows and the manufacturer isn't going to say. Lots of experts here though and I'm still gambling on someone actually knowing the actual difference in their heat treat.
 
Boris, here is video by Rowen testing the limits of their heat treated 1095 blade. When you can bend a 1095 stock removal blade to 90 degrees before it lets go, you are doing something right. I know you don't like videos, but Rowen is the company that is making the ESEE knives and this is their video.

[video=youtube;8BWZKIla9bU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BWZKIla9bU[/video]

Rowen manufacturing is located in Idaho and my understanding is they do the work for both ESEE and TOP's, but not sure if they still do TOP's, I know they use to.
 
Cobalt said:
Boris, here is video by Rowen testing the limits of their heat treated 1095 blade. When you can bend a 1095 stock removal blade to 90 degrees before it lets go, you are doing something right. I know you don't like videos, but Rowen is the company that is making the ESEE knives and this is their video.

[video=youtube;8BWZKIla9bU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BWZKIla9bU[/video]

Rowen manufacturing is located in Idaho and my understanding is they do the work for both ESEE and TOP's, but not sure if they still do TOP's, I know they use to.
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Nice and short, I like it. That is impressive. I'm pretty sure the brand and model I use could not do that just based on the higher HRC, or maybe it would. I'd love to see a SCHF37 have that done to it.
 
Boris74 said:
Nice and short, I like it. That is impressive. I'm pretty sure the brand and model I use could not do that just based on the higher HRC, or maybe it would. I'd love to see a SCHF37 have that done to it.
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I have more expensive knives that I am pretty sure could not do that. Also, it is nice when a manufacturer does that instead of you wasting your money only to destroy a knife.
 
Cobalt said:
Boris, here is video by Rowen testing the limits of their heat treated 1095 blade. When you can bend a 1095 stock removal blade to 90 degrees before it lets go, you are doing something right. I know you don't like videos, but Rowen is the company that is making the ESEE knives and this is their video. I

[video=youtube;8BWZKIla9bU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BWZKIla9bU[/video]

Rowen manufacturing is located in Idaho and my understanding is they do the work for both ESEE and TOP's, but not sure if they still do TOP's, I know they use to.
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That's a hell of a cheater bar.
 
Cobalt said:
I have more expensive knives that I am pretty sure could not do that. Also, it is nice when a manufacturer does that instead of you wasting your money only to destroy a knife.
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Trying to kill my esee 6 gives me something to do.
 
Boris74 said:
Found this first try lol

http://youtu.be/IxFaDdMkrMI

I'd still like to see it in a vice though.
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Well, they never really went very far on the bend. They need a cheater bar if they want to bend that knife more than 15 degrees. Also it is a very thick knife, so no way are they going to bend it without the cheater bar. To stiff. Good tip strength though.
 
The Junglas came highly recommended to me, Dave Pearson on you tube likes it real well,and now that I've had and used it for over a yr I love it! Oh by the way Daves bushcraft ch. is I think it's called (fun in the woods).ok oh yea the lifetime guarantee on the Junglas is nice huh? I got my Junglas sheath and all for $186.00 I know kinda expensive but worth it I think :triumphant::triumphant:
 
What's the number under made in the USA mean? Mine says 8620, I assume it was 8,620 off production line? That's a lot of knives huh?
 
I need to get mine out more often. These are among the first knives I bought, years ago before I got on the slippery slope and ended up with waaaay too many of all sorts.

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