Knife Life

Month: March 2018

They Found The Blade HQ Salt Knife!

Posted by BladeHQ on March 30, 2018, in Culture
Tags: Dive Knives, Field Tests, Fixed Blade Knives, Pocket Knives, Spyderco

 Remember when Ben stashed a couple Salt Series Spydercos in the Great Salt Lake? To test the corrosion resistance of Myodo Metal Company’s H-1 steel, we buried them deep in the water and sand to see if they could stand up to some of the harshest conditions in North America. The H-1 Salts were...

Knife Steel Snobbery: Pros & Cons

Posted by Holly Black on March 8, 2018, in Reviews
Tags: Automatic Knives, Benchmade, Boker, Butterfly Knife, CRKT Knives, Gear, Kershaw, Microtech, Zero Tolerance

S90V, 440A, S35VN, 8Cr13MoV, D2, 154CM, AUS-8, Damascus, 1095, Bohler M390—when it comes to knife steel, there are enough options to make your head spin. Each type is a careful balance of iron with carbon and other elements, finely tuned to maximize specific characteristics. There is much debate as to which steels are the “best,”...


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