What's 'SM-100'?

[Tiley]

Whatever it is, it is certainly expensive!

koboldwatch.com/en/knives/big-dipper

or the other one to which the forum might take exception...

 

[Goatboy]

working LINK

What SM-100 is LINK

 

[Tiley]

Aha! The material sounds good; the Kobold knives are pretty horrible though.

Thanks for the links!

 

[HHazeldean]

The knife's a bargain too!!

That material sounds pretty amazing, though no idea what its made of as I'm pretty interested in that.

 

[ozzy1977]

Whats it made out of?

 

[Squidders]

It looks like all the money went into the material because for your money the knives in the link look like thrown together rubbish. The bel is wonky and all over the place, the pins in the handle look like they poke out from the poorly shaped slabs and the whole things just looks a bit tat.

 

[Dreadhead]

It looks like all the money went into the material because for your money the knives in the link look like thrown together rubbish. The bel is wonky and all over the place, the pins in the handle look like they poke out from the poorly shaped slabs and the whole things just looks a bit tat.

I concurr. Would like to see one made by Hillbill or Dave Budd bet that would be a beaut

 

[Nice65]

The knife's a bargain too!!

That material sounds pretty amazing, though no idea what its made of as I'm pretty interested in that.

Looks to be a Nickel Titanium alloy.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitinol_60

 

[Squidders]

I concurr. Would like to see one made by Hillbill or Dave Budd bet that would be a beaut

Well, these people are used to making nice looking knives for sure, my guess is the beauty of the knife is in the nature of the steel alone... lets face it, a nice looking knife is a nice looking knife if its been made from an old file or from the most precious metal. I don't see the point of spending so much on a diving knife with no lanyard to be honest... lots of chance of it being dropped underwater and you can't even fish it out with a magnet

 

[demographic]

Who ground the bevels, Stevie Wonder?

 

[Squidders]

Don't forget the pins.. that look like they were put in with a nail gun and than sawn down a bit.

 

[rik_uk3]

Titanium is in it? A few here will buy some I'm sure

 

[Jared]

Seem to remember some fuss over this a few years ago.

Spyderco looked at it, and declined to make any mules from it.

 

[Goatboy]

Titanium is in it? A few here will buy some I'm sure

Only if it gets a sawback and has "First Blood" somewhere in the name Rik.

 

[Ogri the trog]

I wonder why it has the Khukri-esque half moon cut out?

If the objective on a Khuk is to stop blood running onto the handle - I really can't see the necessity on a knife that is going to be used under water!

Maybe I'm over analysing.

Ogri the trog

 

[HillBill]

Reading about it... its an absolute nightmare to sharpen. Given the high wear resistance, i aint surprised.

 

[petrochemicals]

Reading about it... its an absolute nightmare to sharpen. Given the high wear resistance, i aint surprised.

I can't think it would take long with a diamond file, the right stone, or tungsten carbide knife steel.

Talking of tungsten, has anyone ever seen a knife made from pure tungsten not carbide, heavy I know but harder than titanium by a fair way, and still non brittle. Takes alot of heat to work so maybe thats why you don't see em, or maybe its been tried and found wanting.

Saw back on this one would seel the deal, and whats wrong with the grind? Please explain.

 

[HillBill]

Wear resistance can make anything hard to sharpen, no matter what you use.

Tungsten is 7.5 on the Mohs scale, which is roughly 70 on the Rockwell C scale. An average knife blade is 5.5 on the Mohs scale. WAY too hard for a knife, and would be brittle. Titanium is soft really. Most of it falling in the RC range of 30 to 50

The grind is all over the place, its uneven, so the edge wont be in a straight line.

I can't think it would take long with a diamond file, the right stone, or tungsten carbide knife steel.

Talking of tungsten, has anyone ever seen a knife made from pure tungsten not carbide, heavy I know but harder than titanium by a fair way, and still non brittle. Takes alot of heat to work so maybe thats why you don't see em, or maybe its been tried and found wanting.

Saw back on this one would seel the deal, and whats wrong with the grind? Please explain.