HotSteel Fixed blade review - Another Brazilian knife in Southern California - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T10:05:35Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/hotsteel-fixed-blade-review-another-brazilian-knife-in-southern?feed=yes&xn_auth=noJan,
Any steel that could HT…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-11-24:3181080:Comment:12304562014-11-24T14:33:27.029ZBrad T.https://iknifecollector.com/profile/BradT
<p>Jan,</p>
<p>Any steel that could HT to 58+HRC would have been prefferable.</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/hotsteel-fixed-blade-review-another-brazilian-knife-in-southern?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1230527&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1230424"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Brad,</p>
<p>I like the recommendations you give for this one. I would like to see it in a D2, I think it just might take…</p>
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<p>Jan,</p>
<p>Any steel that could HT to 58+HRC would have been prefferable.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Jan Carter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/hotsteel-fixed-blade-review-another-brazilian-knife-in-southern?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1230527&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1230424"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Brad,</p>
<p>I like the recommendations you give for this one. I would like to see it in a D2, I think it just might take this knife from one your willing to trade off to one you would want to keep</p>
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</blockquote> Personally I think 420F is on…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-11-24:3181080:Comment:12305272014-11-24T13:25:37.429ZAlexander Noothttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AlexanderNoot
<p>Personally I think 420F is only good for throwing knives....for any other type of knife I feel it's a waste of effort to make it into a knife.</p>
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<p>Actually....that's true for any kind of 420 steel....</p>
<p>Personally I think 420F is only good for throwing knives....for any other type of knife I feel it's a waste of effort to make it into a knife.</p>
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<p>Actually....that's true for any kind of 420 steel....</p> Brad,
I like the recommendati…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-11-23:3181080:Comment:12304242014-11-23T20:50:15.189ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>Brad,</p>
<p>I like the recommendations you give for this one. I would like to see it in a D2, I think it just might take this knife from one your willing to trade off to one you would want to keep</p>
<p>Brad,</p>
<p>I like the recommendations you give for this one. I would like to see it in a D2, I think it just might take this knife from one your willing to trade off to one you would want to keep</p> Thanks Billy.tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-11-23:3181080:Comment:12302302014-11-23T17:46:10.788ZBrad T.https://iknifecollector.com/profile/BradT
Thanks Billy.
Thanks Billy. Great review, Brad.tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-11-23:3181080:Comment:12300762014-11-23T16:52:14.438ZBilly Onealehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/BillyOneale
Great review, Brad.
Great review, Brad. Ah right. I somehow forgot ab…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-10-28:3181080:Comment:12206662014-10-28T13:25:19.899ZAlexander Noothttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AlexanderNoot
<p>Ah right. I somehow forgot about that one.</p>
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<p>Yes, 52100 would do a little better. Make no misstake though sand is basically stone and is ROUGH on a blade.</p>
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<p>Also...those Wodans are freaking cool.</p>
<p>Ah right. I somehow forgot about that one.</p>
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<p>Yes, 52100 would do a little better. Make no misstake though sand is basically stone and is ROUGH on a blade.</p>
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<p>Also...those Wodans are freaking cool.</p> But the entrenching test of t…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-10-28:3181080:Comment:12205712014-10-28T13:10:12.743ZBrad T.https://iknifecollector.com/profile/BradT
<p>But the entrenching test of thrusting the blade into the dirt 50x did remove any cutting edge it had upon arrival. I imagine it may perform as well as a Buck 110 as the steel is similar. If they had used the 52100 steel like the Wotan, it may have fared better.</p>
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Alexander Noot said:…</cite></p>
<p>But the entrenching test of thrusting the blade into the dirt 50x did remove any cutting edge it had upon arrival. I imagine it may perform as well as a Buck 110 as the steel is similar. If they had used the 52100 steel like the Wotan, it may have fared better.</p>
<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Alexander Noot said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/hotsteel-fixed-blade-review-another-brazilian-knife-in-southern?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1220724&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1220724"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Just an observation about the fact that it's still sharp after testing.</p>
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<p>The testing Brad did on it show how well the design works. The grind is good too which is why it's sharp.</p>
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<p>However you didn't really get into cutting anything severely abrasive (carboard, sisal rope etc). Battonning also doesn't really stress the actual cutting edge.</p>
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<p>In cutting use (slicing etc) you'd quickly notice this knife getting duller. A similar knife in a better steel would be useable for a MUCH longer time.</p>
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</blockquote> Just an observation about the…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-10-28:3181080:Comment:12207242014-10-28T09:43:19.611ZAlexander Noothttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/AlexanderNoot
<p>Just an observation about the fact that it's still sharp after testing.</p>
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<p>The testing Brad did on it show how well the design works. The grind is good too which is why it's sharp.</p>
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<p>However you didn't really get into cutting anything severely abrasive (carboard, sisal rope etc). Battonning also doesn't really stress the actual cutting edge.</p>
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<p>In cutting use (slicing etc) you'd quickly notice this knife getting duller. A similar knife in a better steel…</p>
<p>Just an observation about the fact that it's still sharp after testing.</p>
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<p>The testing Brad did on it show how well the design works. The grind is good too which is why it's sharp.</p>
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<p>However you didn't really get into cutting anything severely abrasive (carboard, sisal rope etc). Battonning also doesn't really stress the actual cutting edge.</p>
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<p>In cutting use (slicing etc) you'd quickly notice this knife getting duller. A similar knife in a better steel would be useable for a MUCH longer time.</p> Well that is a little soft an…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-10-25:3181080:Comment:12169422014-10-25T00:12:54.368ZSteve Hannerhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/HogHanner
<p>Well that is a little soft and probably not worthwhile too bad, the knife looks good but it can look good in a drawer as well.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Brad T. said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/hotsteel-fixed-blade-review-another-brazilian-knife-in-southern?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1216528&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1216528"><div><p>Not really into changing this knife any as the blade steel is soft at 52-54 HRC. It can be treated as beater and…</p>
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<p>Well that is a little soft and probably not worthwhile too bad, the knife looks good but it can look good in a drawer as well.<br/> <br/> <cite>Brad T. said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/hotsteel-fixed-blade-review-another-brazilian-knife-in-southern?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1216528&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1216528"><div><p>Not really into changing this knife any as the blade steel is soft at 52-54 HRC. It can be treated as beater and dumped in an old drawer after it can no longer be sharpened. I might trade it for the right item.<br/> <br/> <cite>Steve Hanner said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/hotsteel-fixed-blade-review-another-brazilian-knife-in-southern?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1213976&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1213976"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>longer term, wonder if any changes or further challenges for this knife?</p>
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</blockquote> Not really into changing this…tag:iknifecollector.com,2014-10-24:3181080:Comment:12165282014-10-24T22:53:59.190ZBrad T.https://iknifecollector.com/profile/BradT
<p>Not really into changing this knife any as the blade steel is soft at 52-54 HRC. It can be treated as beater and dumped in an old drawer after it can no longer be sharpened. I might trade it for the right item.<br></br> <br></br> <cite>Steve Hanner said:…</cite></p>
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<p>Not really into changing this knife any as the blade steel is soft at 52-54 HRC. It can be treated as beater and dumped in an old drawer after it can no longer be sharpened. I might trade it for the right item.<br/> <br/> <cite>Steve Hanner said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/hotsteel-fixed-blade-review-another-brazilian-knife-in-southern?commentId=3181080%3AComment%3A1213976&xg_source=activity#3181080Comment1213976"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>longer term, wonder if any changes or further challenges for this knife?</p>
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