Evo bushcrafter in 52100 bearing steel

[Siberianfury]

ive just got back from duncans place, where he was kind enough to show me some tricks of the trade and sell me some lovley blade blanks.
whilst i was down there we (when i say we i mean mostly him haha) made this

its an Evo bushcraft knife, with stabilised curly birch scales and 52100 bearing steel which is very very tough and keeps an edge for a very long time, think a combination of A2 and D2 and this stuff is pretty much that.

new and old

The grinds are set at 22degress and the blade is 3.5mm thick. watching duncan at work it is clear that the man has an insane skill, very precise and his workshop is set up to cover just about anything.

i hope you like it, im working on the sheath at the moment so when thats done ill post up some piccys.

 

[pauljm116]

Thats a beauty. Really like the scales.

 

[mikey.elefant]

That is a beauty, how does Bearing steel compare to 01 does it have any kind of rust Resistance ? can it be brought up to higher hardness ?

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Just curious Josh where does the name Evo Bushcrafter come from.

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

Suburu? Don't follow that one.

 

[ged]

That is a beauty, how does Bearing steel compare to 01 does it have any kind of rust Resistance ? can it be brought up to higher hardness ?

No rust resistance, sorry. Possibly better in some respects than O1, but doubtful if you'd notice unless you really put your knife through it.

http://www.cknife.com/material/52100-tool-steel.asp

 

[Siberianfury]

its better than o1 in edge holding, toughness and sharpness due to the finer grain structure, it also has some more chrome in the steel which should make it better at rust resistance.

the name EVO is due to the fact that its a bit like a woodlore, but diffrent, so its an evolved woodlore clone.

 

[ged]

... it also has some more chrome in the steel which should make it better at rust resistance. ...

Don't get excited about the chromium content, it's only about 1.5 percent. Conventional wisdom is that you don't get any real corrosion resistance with less than about 13 percent chromium.

 

[Siberianfury]

Don't get excited about the chromium content, it's only about 1.5 percent. Conventional wisdom is that you don't get any real corrosion resistance with less than about 13 percent chromium.

i know, but it has a good balance, and more chrome than O1

 

[Turnip]

I have 1 of Frenchy's Talisman knives in 52100 bearing steel and think it is a great steel! are you and FYGT planning on doing a run of knives in this steel?

 

[cbrdave]

Now that is a thing of beauty

 

[im spartacus]

Your getting good at this Knife making mate

 

[Toddy]

That's a beauty
The whole piece just works, doesn't it ?

Cheers,
M

 

[Siberianfury]

Your getting good at this Knife making mate

cheers dude, but i didnt do this one, fgyt did most of it as he was showing me the works and his grinder is terrifyingly fast.

 

[FerlasDave]

Nice knife josh, Good job!

 

[salad]

Nice one mate, look forward to seeing the sheath to

 

[Siberianfury]

its done mate just gotta get some pics

 

[Siberianfury]

just finished the sheath.

 

[Johnnyboy1971]

What you need now mate is a trio to match. The new leuku your evo bushcrafter and a smaller blade all matching handles and sheaths.

Not a pukko though. Something like Duncans small DSP for carving and food preparation.

 

[Siberianfury]

What you need now mate is a trio to match. The new leuku your evo bushcrafter and a smaller blade all matching handles and sheaths.

Not a pukko though. Something like Duncans small DSP for carving and food preparation.

already done mate, just finished a prototype neck knife