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This week I have a couple of knives to offer (and a couple in the kitchen knife section as well!).
This first knife is your basic fixed blade hunter in Z Wear steel. Z Wear is an excellent particle metallurgy steel that has the same toughness as 3V but with considerable more wear resistance and edge holding. How do you like that?! It is quickly becoming one of my favorite steels to use. Exceptional "edge stability". It is also known as Cru Wear, in case you're more familiar with that name, but this is PM steel, not ingot. The spine has jimping for thumb traction and the blade has a full flat grind to a very thin edge geometry for fine cutting and slicing. The handle is a nice piece of Claro Walnut that has been given a nice shine with TruOil. The heat treatment includes "cryo" and triple tempers for a final hardness of ~63HRC. I have been wanting to try out convex edges, and this knife has one. The grind is full flat, but the edge goes all the way to zero with slight convexity. You can maintain the slight convexity with rocking motion on waterstones, or use the mousepad and sandpaper method, whichever you prefer. Feel free to put a traditional "V" edge on it as well, it won't take but a minute or two on your fine grit stone. I did a standing paper slice and my wife and I just stood there and looked at each other after the knife just fell through the paper!
OAL: 7 3/4"
Blade: 3 1/4"
Handle: 4 1/4"
Thickness: 0.082"
Steel: PM Z Wear 63HRC
Edge: convex, guessing about 13° per side, 6 micron
Price: SOLD with kydex sheath
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The second knife is one of my favorite EDC/kitchen knives and is one of the more popular profiles by clientele. This is made from Swedish stainless steel, AEBL, hardened and tempered to 62HRC with "cryo". The blade has a full flat grind to a very thin edge with a traditional "V" edge. The handle is Eucalyptus, which has a beautiful reddish color to it. The wood took a lot of TruOil, many coats. I would think it is almost stabilized now by how much oil it took! Finally it got saturated and the rest of the oil hardened on the surface to a glossy finish. The handle also has a lanyard hole. You know....just because! If you prefer how easy it is to sharpen carbon steel but prefer the easy maintenance of stainless, AEBL is the steel to have. It is very tough and holds a very keen edge quite well. Not as wear resistant as 154CM, but quite a bit tougher.
OAL: 7 3/4"
Blade: 3 1/4"
Handle: 4 1/4"
Thickness: 0.084"
Steel: AEBL 62HRC
Edge: 12° per side 6 micron
Price: SOLD with plastic edge guard
All knives come with free shipping in the USA as well as a lifetime unlimited warranty. I just ask that the buyer keep in mind that my custom knives are made with cutting in mind and not prying or chopping down trees or stabbing through car doors! Paypal preferred: samuraistuart@yahoo.com. Thank you for taking a look and follow me on Instagram: stuartalandavenport
This first knife is your basic fixed blade hunter in Z Wear steel. Z Wear is an excellent particle metallurgy steel that has the same toughness as 3V but with considerable more wear resistance and edge holding. How do you like that?! It is quickly becoming one of my favorite steels to use. Exceptional "edge stability". It is also known as Cru Wear, in case you're more familiar with that name, but this is PM steel, not ingot. The spine has jimping for thumb traction and the blade has a full flat grind to a very thin edge geometry for fine cutting and slicing. The handle is a nice piece of Claro Walnut that has been given a nice shine with TruOil. The heat treatment includes "cryo" and triple tempers for a final hardness of ~63HRC. I have been wanting to try out convex edges, and this knife has one. The grind is full flat, but the edge goes all the way to zero with slight convexity. You can maintain the slight convexity with rocking motion on waterstones, or use the mousepad and sandpaper method, whichever you prefer. Feel free to put a traditional "V" edge on it as well, it won't take but a minute or two on your fine grit stone. I did a standing paper slice and my wife and I just stood there and looked at each other after the knife just fell through the paper!
OAL: 7 3/4"
Blade: 3 1/4"
Handle: 4 1/4"
Thickness: 0.082"
Steel: PM Z Wear 63HRC
Edge: convex, guessing about 13° per side, 6 micron
Price: SOLD with kydex sheath
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The second knife is one of my favorite EDC/kitchen knives and is one of the more popular profiles by clientele. This is made from Swedish stainless steel, AEBL, hardened and tempered to 62HRC with "cryo". The blade has a full flat grind to a very thin edge with a traditional "V" edge. The handle is Eucalyptus, which has a beautiful reddish color to it. The wood took a lot of TruOil, many coats. I would think it is almost stabilized now by how much oil it took! Finally it got saturated and the rest of the oil hardened on the surface to a glossy finish. The handle also has a lanyard hole. You know....just because! If you prefer how easy it is to sharpen carbon steel but prefer the easy maintenance of stainless, AEBL is the steel to have. It is very tough and holds a very keen edge quite well. Not as wear resistant as 154CM, but quite a bit tougher.
OAL: 7 3/4"
Blade: 3 1/4"
Handle: 4 1/4"
Thickness: 0.084"
Steel: AEBL 62HRC
Edge: 12° per side 6 micron
Price: SOLD with plastic edge guard
All knives come with free shipping in the USA as well as a lifetime unlimited warranty. I just ask that the buyer keep in mind that my custom knives are made with cutting in mind and not prying or chopping down trees or stabbing through car doors! Paypal preferred: samuraistuart@yahoo.com. Thank you for taking a look and follow me on Instagram: stuartalandavenport
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