I hadn't thought about that. Good point.
What about the fire steel issue? Can you use a couted blade on a fire steel?
I have the TAK-1, but haven't tried it yet.
Dave
looking at a RAT-3 need to choose between 1095 and D2
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I hadn't thought about that. Good point.
What about the fire steel issue? Can you use a couted blade on a fire steel?
I have the TAK-1, but haven't tried it yet.
Dave
yes, you can use a coated knife on a firesteel, as soon as the coating wears off a bit. the corners on my rat three aren't particularly sharp, so they don't make a really massive amount of sparks.
the coating is very easily removed with a chemical paint stripper, i used nitromors. the finish underneath wasn't nearly as bad as some i've seen.
yep, some folks can get a little over excited when talking blade steels and stuff. it might be worth pointing out that the rat three is indeed a "wonderful small blade", about a three and a half inch drop point blade, with a full flat grind from 1/8" stock. so not really a chopper. though it's quite tall (edge to spine) for such a small knife, so it's really easy to use with a baton, mine gets used with a baton quite alot.
i rarely carry a knife on the belt when i'm out and about, so i really like the compactness of the rat3 with a little kydex sheath. i have the sheath tethered to my belt with a short lanyard. all i have to do is pull the knife out of my pocket and push the sheath off with my thumb, or the sheath runs out of cord and pulls straight off the knife. ideal way of having a fixed blade discretely to hand without being a pain in the neck
here's the D2 version:
cheers, and.
the coating is very easily removed with a chemical paint stripper, i used nitromors. the finish underneath wasn't nearly as bad as some i've seen.
yep, some folks can get a little over excited when talking blade steels and stuff. it might be worth pointing out that the rat three is indeed a "wonderful small blade", about a three and a half inch drop point blade, with a full flat grind from 1/8" stock. so not really a chopper. though it's quite tall (edge to spine) for such a small knife, so it's really easy to use with a baton, mine gets used with a baton quite alot.
i rarely carry a knife on the belt when i'm out and about, so i really like the compactness of the rat3 with a little kydex sheath. i have the sheath tethered to my belt with a short lanyard. all i have to do is pull the knife out of my pocket and push the sheath off with my thumb, or the sheath runs out of cord and pulls straight off the knife. ideal way of having a fixed blade discretely to hand without being a pain in the neck
here's the D2 version:
cheers, and.
Sheesh, Terry. Is there a knife you don't have?
Properly treated D2 is an excellent choice. I have never managed to chip a Dozier knife, and have chopped and batoned with 'em a lot. As long as you're not completely abusing the knife, the manufacturer should fix or replace a chipped knife.
Personally, I would get the D2. And I likely will.
Regards,
Jim
Properly treated D2 is an excellent choice. I have never managed to chip a Dozier knife, and have chopped and batoned with 'em a lot. As long as you're not completely abusing the knife, the manufacturer should fix or replace a chipped knife.
Personally, I would get the D2. And I likely will.
Regards,
Jim
Is the one in the picture micarta? The tiny little corner of handle looks very dark.
This is another knife I need to get off me **** and pull the trigger.
This is another knife I need to get off me **** and pull the trigger.
