crimsonfalcon07 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 There are a lot of good steels. ATS-34 is Hitachi's version of 154CM, which is a perfectly nice steel, but what I'd consider a "good" steel, not a great/super steel. I also didn't include CTS-XHP, which is reportedly fantastic, but I have no personal experience with it yet. M390 beats heck out of all of the SXXV steels IMO though, and those are generally considered better steels than ATS-34/154CM or the better CPM 154 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmaster Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Wow! I am all over a giveaway! Lol Kabar lists the history of 1095 crovan steel. I love talk to uncle Ethan though! Lol I love looking into basic metallurgy stuff too! I am not educated enough to really appreciate the complexities of it, but it makes for good reading. I like 5160 as well! That is what the "Khukuri House" advertises their Khukuri as being made of. I know 5169 is a leaf spring steel... Anyways, I like it. :-) Man... I am getting all excited! Talking about custom knives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonfalcon07 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 I certainly could be remembering it wrong. It's certainly a great steel. Too brittle for swords, IMO, but awesome for general cutting tasks. 5160 is indeed a leaf spring steel. Many of the best Nepalese khuks are made from leaf springs from Mercedes vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmaster Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) Crimson, I would appreciate your advice. I am ordering a custom tracker style knife, and I was given the option of 1095, 1075, or 5160. For a tracker sized knife meant for some chopping etc, I thought that 5160 might be the way to go, bit I had no idea about 1075. I ignorantly assumed that for most all applications, 1095 was the best 10## series steel, and everything else was simply cheaper. But then I read that 1075 is tougher and easier to sharpen, but edge retention isn't as good, and it wont get as hard. It is a lot to ask, and i dont know if my question is out of place, but what do you think the strengths and weaknesses of these three steels would be in a tracker with a blade of about... 5.5" Edited February 16, 2015 by beachmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonfalcon07 Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Honestly, the steel I would pick is the one that the maker can heat treat the best. Any of those steels can do a great job. I'd probably pick 1095 or 5160 out of those three, although of course I'd prefer other steels if I had the option. If the maker can't tell you what kind of performance you can get from each type of steel with the heat treat, you may want to look elsewhere. 1075 is a pretty forgiving steel to heat treat. 1095 is harder to do well, but does a great job when you get it. 5160 is one of my favorite options for a beater, or something that needs to be tough. What thickness are we talking about? Can the maker work in other steels, or just simple carbon steels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmaster Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm not sure about the width... I'm assuming 3/16th or 1/4". Those were the options of steels that they gave me. I was speaking to the makers wife. I asked which steel he was most comfortable with, has the most experience with, and what he likes working with. She asked, and he said 5160. I said ill take it :-) I read that 5160 is a great steal for a mediocre knife. What they meant is that it is hard to really screw it up, but equally hard to do it perfectly. So a person with little skill will get decent results. Thanks for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Here's a few... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmaster Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Crimson, I love that last Khukuri that you posted. What is the width on that thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) angel.....very nice!! why don't I have a balisong?? Edited March 19, 2015 by blue109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonfalcon07 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Crimson, I love that last Khukuri that you posted. What is the width on that thing? What do you mean by width? It was 1/4" thick, IIRC, and around 2.25" at the widest point, I believe. Something like that, anyways. Fairly similar measurements to a 16" Ang Khola. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 operation PIMP MY ESEE almost complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmaster Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I meant the 1/4" width, thanks! So many Khukuris made now are 3/16". Lol very awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonfalcon07 Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 A few in-progress pics of my current project: Looks pretty long if you're staring down the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Katana? Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmaster Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 Hey guys, I haven't been around much. But I FINALLY got my shipment of knives in, so I am ready to get rolling on some blades. Here is my box opening on my the shipment! https://youtu.be/_5TBm0bJnAs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 DAMN! That looks so much like the one I have! I need to get some pics and compare, brother, seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted May 23, 2015 Report Share Posted May 23, 2015 That's a poopload of cool knives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) I had been wanting a big chopper for a long time a scored big on a used ESEE junglas. $75 out the door with sheath and molle panel. You knife nerds will realize how awesome that is. It is an amazing knife. Eats tree limbs like it has an engine on it. Decided to try some budget customization. Acid etched the logos into the steel. ($15) rit dye on scales and shaped up with dremel power ($2) was going to rust blue the blade but didn't have a pot big enough to boil the mixture, so I had it polished at a friend's shop ($10). Edge got a little beat up so I let a pro sharpen it back up ($6) and here's my $100 custom ESEE Edited June 13, 2015 by blue109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikedaddyH Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 I had been wanting a big chopper for a long time a scored big on a used ESEE junglas. $75 out the door with sheath and molle panel. You knife nerds will realize how awesome that is. It is an amazing knife. Eats tree limbs like it has an engine on it. Decided to try some budget customization. Acid etched the logos into the steel. ($15) rit dye on scales and shaped up with dremel power ($2) was going to rust blue the blade but didn't have a pot big enough to boil the mixture, so I had it polished at a friend's shop ($10). Edge got a little beat up so I let a pro sharpen it back up ($6) and here's my $100 custom ESEEThat is actually cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Great deal on that blade bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sketch Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Nice work blue !! That stump will whittle down easy with that chopper ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 I have one or two of these on me at all times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Been looking at balisongs lately. Have a feeling that will be next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelDeVille Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Been looking at balisongs lately. Have a feeling that will be next I'm thinking of selling this one...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue109 Posted June 14, 2015 Report Share Posted June 14, 2015 That's gorgeous, but most likely out of my budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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