ACLakey
Well-Known Member
Okay, let me preface this by saying I have only made a few knives with A2 but wanted to share my thoughts.
As we know, A2 has a reputation of being a tough steel, relatively easy to sharpen and holds a descent edge. It benefits from a cryo treatment and with cryo performs well around 60 rc. With that out of the way, I was thinking about using A2 for a series of knives with blades in the 3-4.5" range used primarily for hunting and skinning tasks....cutting tasks not hard use tasks. I was planning on using .125" stock, taking the bevel to a thinner .010" prior to sharpening and using a high flat grind or hollow grind to make for a good slicer. My thought is with the toughness characteristics of A2 I could make a thin slicer that would hold up to field use cutting flesh and other hunting tasks. Do you feel this would be a decent plan of attack? Would you recommend another steel and if so which one?
As we know, A2 has a reputation of being a tough steel, relatively easy to sharpen and holds a descent edge. It benefits from a cryo treatment and with cryo performs well around 60 rc. With that out of the way, I was thinking about using A2 for a series of knives with blades in the 3-4.5" range used primarily for hunting and skinning tasks....cutting tasks not hard use tasks. I was planning on using .125" stock, taking the bevel to a thinner .010" prior to sharpening and using a high flat grind or hollow grind to make for a good slicer. My thought is with the toughness characteristics of A2 I could make a thin slicer that would hold up to field use cutting flesh and other hunting tasks. Do you feel this would be a decent plan of attack? Would you recommend another steel and if so which one?