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Post by ragebot on Jul 22, 2023 0:01:59 GMT
This is a case of horses for courses. Conventional wisdom is you use an axe to chop wood. While I get it that in a survival pinch you might need to use a knife it is not really the best option. A big part of this is the blade angle, and axe has a much blunter blade angle than most knives so the blade of an axe will last much longer. Putting a blunt blade angle on a knife/sword might help keep it from dulling as fast but look at how thick the spine of an axe is compared to the spine of a sword. Also keep in mind that a good quality spring steel blade is much less likely to suffer damage from abusive cutting that a 1095 steel blade; even if the 1095 blade will keep the edge longer with non abusive cutting.
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Post by eastman on Jul 22, 2023 2:21:36 GMT
The nickel in 15N20 will give it more corrosion resistance than 1084 or 1095 (2 steels commonly pattern welded with 15N20 for custom knives), which is why it resists the etch to create a wonderful pattern. Both types of steel need protection (oil, Ren Wax, etc) to keep the rust away.
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