Why does BM use Sandvick for their weehawk blades?

[RKnight]

Well, the title says it all.

Is it economics?

Or is there a sound design reason for their choice? Impact resistance, whatever.

Why wouldn't D2 work, 440c handles.

Why Ti handles other than stainless? Is this an example of simple merchandising (read pandering to uninformed public wants)?

While Ti presents advantages to liner lock construction, I'm not sure I see a solid advantage to Ti handled bali's.

The latch gate is of course an outstanding advantage, but some thing a custom maker could easily do.

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[2Sharp]

"Why does BM use Sandvick for their weehawkblades?"

It's Swedish of course! never heard of Swedish steel??

it's Sandvik btw.
Just pulling your leg here, no offense meant!

Be well!/Jonas aka 2Sharp

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[sniperboy]

from my feeble knowledge

I hear that Sandvik is what they used in their old zamak series and is more impact resistant (yeuck) also much liek g10, titanium has been very 'mysterious - buzz word' and sought after by the public.. about 99.98% of the people who have written to me have expressed their 'desire' for titanium.. It is pprobably catering to the public. Given yeah it is tough if you drop it I find it might be weird given the light weight that I do not prefer.. but hey I will probably be blown away liek the rest of yinz

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[Samurai6]

Sandvik 12C27 is a bit of a sleeper steel in my opinion. It has a medium carbon, low-alloy composition that allows it to be stainless (low maintenance) without sacrificing toughness. The low overall alloy content keeps the grain size small, and the result is a blade that takes a nice fine edge, and doesn't tend to chip or break, thus holding onto that edge fairly well. I like it at least as well as AUS-8, almost as much as 440C. It is really good stainless steel.