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Haha, quite possibly!

Perfect, that’s saved me the £5 signing up fee for Edge Matters. Thanks mate, I’ve messaged him.

I’m interested in the Final Judgement, mate. The top knife. I’ll give you £180 for it.

Thanks mate, I’ll sign up and give the guy a message.

Thanks mate, the link seems to be dead but I appreciate the help.

Cheers everyone, it’s much appreciated. I’ve contacted Dulo and a couple of the others mentioned, and checked every website linked. I’m closing in on this knife! @C_Claycomb just to clarify, a knife about 15” overall would be great, so normally a 10” blade or so. Style-wise, I want it 5-6mm...

Hi, Seeing as I’m having a bit of trouble finding this 12-16” 3V blade, are there any standout UK/Euro knifemakers you guys can recommend? Ones with plenty of fans attesting to their heat treatment and finish quality, a bit like Carothers? Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers.

Cheers for the tip, I’ve joined BladeForums too.

Thanks mate, I’ve got one medium/large Elmax blade so hopefully that’d be OK then. I’m still digging about for something large and 3v. I found this thanks to someone on Instagram... https://surviveknives.com/gso-10/ They make an 8” and a 12” too.

http://www.carothersknives.com/knives/10-heavy-chopper/ Any ideas where I can get one of these in the UK?

Yeah, I heard about Bark River (I think) having numerous issues with their 3V heat treatment a few years ago. You’re right though, you could buy the most statistically reliable car on the market and it could shear a valve head within the first month. I suppose you’re just reducing the chances...

Yeah, there will always be anomalies. From what I’ve read across several forums and youtube videos now, if you used the same size/thickness testing blanks and heat treated each steel properly, 3V would always come out as one of the toughest under test conditions, if not THE toughest.

Haha, jesus. That’s a strange one.

Yeah, I probably worded it badly. I just want a big knife from a tougher steel than Elmax. At the moment I’m thinking 3V is the answer.

Yeah I hope not. I just wouldn’t want any rust spots if I used the blade/sheath in the wet and missed some moisture before I stored it. I’ll have a look at camellia oil and ballistol. Thanks.

Ballistol’s not expensive, I’ll buy a can of that if it’s good for knife maintenance. Cheers.

Is WD40 OK for knife maintenance? Just to stop any rusting while they’re left in their sheath?

I actually find the scales uncomfortable compared to my other knives. I suppose that’s the trouble buying over the internet and not being able to feel them in a shop. I imagine it’s not built for comfort though, so the ultra grippy scales aren’t really an issue. I’d just wear gloves with it if...

@Billy-o did the pics of the F1 work, mate? I was chuffed to get it, they released a test run of just 56 knives (strange number), and I managed to grab one before they sold out. It’s my first convex as well, I haven’t got a clue how I’ll sharpen it. I’ll have to watch some Youtube vids first.

Most of the charts I’ve looked at, and the info from this thread, say that S35vn is a lot less tough than 3V. It’s pretty close to Elmax, which I already have in 4 knives. That one looks pretty tough though! It looks like they know how to heat treat their steels.