how much to clone...

[_scorpio_]

a helle fire?
i am not actually asking anyone to do it but i was wondering because they dont seem that expensive really to me compared to wood lores especially because of their combination of stainless and carbon steel when wood lores are (i think) just 01 tool steel. so could a convincingly similar knife be created from 01 tool steel and be cheaper?

 

[bushwacker bob]

I thought they were WW2 aeroplanes made by Grummen and used on aircraft carriers.

Guess I was wrong.

 

[Siberianfury]

because Helle's are factory made production stick tang knives, the woodlore is a high end handmade knife, blessed with the power of Ray!

the core steel in helle's is sandvik 12c27, this is a surcical stainless steel, its good at holding an edge, but not as good or easy to sharpen as O1.

probably cost the sam in materials to make, but the difference is of course the manufacturing process and the "bushcraft points" you get for having mearsys name on your blade.

tbh id take an O1 blade over an laminated hell'e blade any day, lamination have no distinct advantage.

 

[bushwacker bob]

As a Surgical stainless, 12c27 is good enough for surgeons scalpels so you should be able to get a good edge on it.(I can)
It is also less prone to rusting if you get it wet.

 

[Siberianfury]

As a Surgical stainless, 12c27 is good enough for surgeons scalpels so you should be able to get a good edge on it.(I can)
It is also less prone to rusting if you get it wet.

its a good steel dont get me wrong, personaly i dont find it takes/holds as good an edge as O1, but its deffinatley the best stainless ive used apart form S30v