O1 or D2 steel for a bushy???
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Before everyone else starts, I've got both and they're both great. I put a micro bevel on both blades and I've not had any problem with chipping. I sharpen with a DC3 and I've never had any problem with sharpening. And because I've never put them away wet I've never had any problem with rusting either.
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Rat
Before everyone else starts, I've got both and they're both great. I put a micro bevel on both blades and I've not had any problem with chipping. I sharpen with a DC3 and I've never had any problem with sharpening. And because I've never put them away wet I've never had any problem with rusting either.
Buy with confidence - you won't be sorry.
I'm sure the next opinion will be along in a minute
Rat
thanks RB, do you find the extra hardness of the D2 to make a difference? The D2 is appealing because it has the extra hardness, but as you mention, some people claim to have problems with chipping, and also I notice the D2 trapper comes with a secondary bevel where as the O1 does not.
certainly is a can of worms, I have an enzo trapper in D2, and its brill, only thing is, don't take it too fine when you sharpen it, as it will chip if you nick a bone with it. Mine chipped cutting through a pigeon bone, mind you I will add that I had sharpened it so much that it was the sharpest knife I had ever seen and would cut through the sheath when re sheathing it ( did it twice)
Very rust resistant, I prepared a deer with mine and then forgot to wash it off, it was spotless a week later when I pulled it from the sheath, a quick rinse and it was back to normal.
The 01 is good too, may take a sharper edge without chipping, but that's my humble opinion based on personal experience
Very rust resistant, I prepared a deer with mine and then forgot to wash it off, it was spotless a week later when I pulled it from the sheath, a quick rinse and it was back to normal.
The 01 is good too, may take a sharper edge without chipping, but that's my humble opinion based on personal experience
D2 definitely, holds an edge longer and does not rust in normal use
although i mostly make my knives from 01. advantages of 01 are:
Cheaper than D2
Tougher than D2 althugh D2 is plenty tough enough (its a knife)
easier to HT
If the above don't matter then D2 is better
although i mostly make my knives from 01. advantages of 01 are:
Cheaper than D2
Tougher than D2 althugh D2 is plenty tough enough (its a knife)
easier to HT
If the above don't matter then D2 is better
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i'm looking forward to trying my first trapper in D2 very shortly ( happy person ! ) I'll let you know my own experience in the near future
Robbi
Robbi
thanks for the comments folks.
I currently have an 01 knife, im just getting to grips with it. It seems that after some heavy abuse the edge does dull slightly. Being a clumsy person the idea of an edge that chips easily is quite a put off, a chip would be a pain in the bottom especially if the D2 is that bit harder to sharpen.
price aint a problem, same goes for heat treating I would be buying the blade ready to handle.
shinken, could you explain how 01 is tougher?
and robevs I echo the thoughts of poddle; why would you go for 01 over D2. Thanks
I currently have an 01 knife, im just getting to grips with it. It seems that after some heavy abuse the edge does dull slightly. Being a clumsy person the idea of an edge that chips easily is quite a put off, a chip would be a pain in the bottom especially if the D2 is that bit harder to sharpen.
price aint a problem, same goes for heat treating I would be buying the blade ready to handle.
shinken, could you explain how 01 is tougher?
and robevs I echo the thoughts of poddle; why would you go for 01 over D2. Thanks
If you wish to keep the edge on the Enzo D2, without it being susceptible to chipping, I suggest that you do what I did and that is to put a small secondary micro bevel on the edge.
This will get more metal behind the edge and virtually stop the chipping. A D2 in my experience does not take a zero scandi grind too well, so if you intend to use it for wood work, then go with 01. 01 will take a zero scandi grind.
If you wish to use the knife for butchery and meat prep then get the D2, it will hold off against rust much better.
Either way its going to be a nice knife, I like my Enzo, even though I make my own 01's
01 are available anywhere, so a good D2 may well play a big part in your knife collection. Horses for courses, as they say.
Just my humble opinion
This will get more metal behind the edge and virtually stop the chipping. A D2 in my experience does not take a zero scandi grind too well, so if you intend to use it for wood work, then go with 01. 01 will take a zero scandi grind.
If you wish to use the knife for butchery and meat prep then get the D2, it will hold off against rust much better.
Either way its going to be a nice knife, I like my Enzo, even though I make my own 01's
01 are available anywhere, so a good D2 may well play a big part in your knife collection. Horses for courses, as they say.
Just my humble opinion
re the Enzo, I thought if you wanted a full flat grind then it had to be D2 whereas if you are happy with a scandi then you have the choice of both. Is that for the simple reason that the full flat has a secondary bevel so is therefor stronger or am I missing the point completely? (Im using the Heinnies site for reference and not including kits).
thanks guys. I think your right there JD, I was looking around on brisa myself they have some reasonable prices even with the 10 euro P+P to the uk.
Paganwolf
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
O1, sharpening D2 after a couple of weeks out is a balls ache. However if you only part from your bench sharpening kit for a short time and would rather not sharpen as much D2, personally im an O1 man, however i do have D2 knives lol 
Ah yes, good point! What im meaning is (taken from the Brisa site) full flat scandi with a secondary bevel only appears to be available in D2 whereas (again taken from Brisa) the scandi zero is available with either 01 or 02. Why is that I wonder? (As noted in my original post above, im referring to made up knives, not kits).
ATB, Jon.
I have a Randall model 15 made from O1. I have two knives from Jason B. Stout that are D2 and one from Roger linger in D2. D2 is more corrosion resistant. I have had no problem sharpening any of them. This may be off topic but I also have one is S30V from Roger Linger that is easy to sharpen as well. My wife has a Charles May Swamp Oak Scandi in D2. Charlie, Jason and Roger all do zero grind scandi blades. I think the biggest concern is proper heat treating. I have never chipped any of my knives.
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