I got to do a little bit as a webelos scout then a year in boy scouts before the troop closed up shop. By the time we found a new troop that actually did anything dana was dying down and dad was one of the first to leave. He got screwed over along with a few others in the first wave of guys and didn't get the schooling the others got and he found out the job market for 50y/o beat down men with no college wasn't the greatest...then we were too poor too. Luckily he's a good mechanic and ran a garage for a while but it still wasn't the old Dana money so no scouts....at least you go to attend scouts. We were too poor.
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I like the Layup says it uses D2 steel. Is that decent steel for a edc/work knife?
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I don't like folding edc knives much over 3" blades. This is 3.4" but willing to try it out if it's decent steel for intended abuse.
Thank you for teaching me something today.D2 is a love/hate steel. Some love it, some hate it.
It's a decent steel for the entry level EDC. They work pretty well and do a decent job and keeping an edge. A lot of companies seem to be using it to also keep costs down on knives.
if you ever feel like digging into the weeds a bit and reading. There's a pretty decent comparison article at Knife Steel Nerds. It's a few years old now but has some good info - https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/10...ness-edge-retention-and-corrosion-resistance/Thank you for teaching me something today.
So if I'm understanding this correctly the MagnaCut steel is the best all around stainless for toughness, edge retention, and corrosion resistance.if you ever feel like digging into the weeds a bit and reading. There's a pretty decent comparison article at Knife Steel Nerds. It's a few years old now but has some good info - https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/10...ness-edge-retention-and-corrosion-resistance/
That's one of the better ones, and it's newer. They did a pretty good job balancing those 3 categories.So if I'm understanding this correctly the MagnaCut steel is the best all around stainless for toughness, edge retention, and corrosion resistance.
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I like that set. It would be cool if they could design it where the rod slides into the knife and becomes part of the handle.This knife is going to be part of a kit / system that I eventually will be handing off to my son or grandson etc. Within the last year or so, I've been focusing more on what I want to hand down to my descendants and there's always something about a blued steel rifle and walnut stock that guys talk about the marks and dings on it that their grandfather / father / uncle or whoever put there on their adventures in life. Well I ended up buying a Winchester 70 Featherweight in 30-06 for an upcoming elk hunt. Part of that hunt is going to be a knife and I wanted something that would compliment the rifle and also be a fine piece of kit I could hand off to someone some day.
This knife is an LT Wright Camp Muk that was a special Christmas run for knifeconnection.com. Desert ironwood handle on blade and matching ferro rod, and leather sheath. On the day I got it, I made some small kindling and started a fire, made some feather sticks, and have been seeing some light duty use in the kitchen. Since then I've wet formed the sheath and then treated the leather. This blade will likely have some stories from an elk hunt this fall and some day I'll pass those stories along in a journal, with a rifle, and a knife. I'm incredibly happy with the blade shape and size of this knife. I can see this going on many hunting trips in the future.
If you're into that kind of setup one of my all time favorite knives is the "mora light my fire", before it became the "mora companion spark". That's a good solid knife that with a sheath and ferro rod weighs 4 oz. In my opinion it's one of the most underrated knives on the market. Don't get me wrong, you're not going to baton through a 4" oak log with it, but for normal knife use it's a fine piece of gear.I like that set. It would be cool if they could design it where the rod slides into the knife and becomes part of the handle.
I like itIs CPM 3V steel any good?
Thanks I couldn't find it on that list.I like it
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