 | | From: | peterwezeman at hotmail.com | | Subject: | AUS-8 Equivalent | | Date: | 20 Jan 2005 15:40:19 -0800 |
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 | My Sperdyco Endura with AUS-8 blade has adequate edge holding
ability for my purposes and I find it easy to re-sharpen with
my Lansky rig. I like the way it remains free of visible rust
despite being carried in my pocket in Iowa summers and being
used to cut wet shrink wrap at work. As far as I have been able
to find so far, AUS-8 is not available in the United States in
small quantities for the hobbyist. Is there a steel that is
available that has corrosion resistance equal to AUS-8 and equal
or better edge holding?
Thank you,
Peter Wezeman
anti-social Darwinist
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| | From: | WKF | | Subject: | Re: AUS-8 Equivalent | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 02:26:59 GMT |
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| I believe I read somewhere that AUS-8 is pretty close to 440A as far as
performance...
Here's a link to A.G. Russell's site... it's their Steel Guide.
http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/steel_guide/index.html
wrote in message
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> My Sperdyco Endura with AUS-8 blade has adequate edge holding
> ability for my purposes and I find it easy to re-sharpen with
> my Lansky rig. I like the way it remains free of visible rust
> despite being carried in my pocket in Iowa summers and being
> used to cut wet shrink wrap at work. As far as I have been able
> to find so far, AUS-8 is not available in the United States in
> small quantities for the hobbyist. Is there a steel that is
> available that has corrosion resistance equal to AUS-8 and equal
> or better edge holding?
>
> Thank you,
> Peter Wezeman
> anti-social Darwinist
>
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| | From: | Andy Dingley | | Subject: | Re: AUS-8 Equivalent | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:12:05 +0000 |
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| On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 02:26:59 GMT, "WKF"
wrote:
>I believe I read somewhere that AUS-8 is pretty close to 440A as far as
>performance...
Then where ever it was, stop reading it.
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| | From: | WKF | | Subject: | Re: AUS-8 Equivalent | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:18:29 GMT |
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| Care to explain???
"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 02:26:59 GMT, "WKF"
> wrote:
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>>I believe I read somewhere that AUS-8 is pretty close to 440A as far as
>>performance...
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> Then where ever it was, stop reading it.
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| | From: | Andy Dingley | | Subject: | Re: AUS-8 Equivalent | | Date: | Fri, 21 Jan 2005 18:01:33 +0000 |
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| On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:18:29 GMT, "WKF"
wrote:
>Care to explain???
Go ask Google - several threads in recent months on the joys of AUS-8
over lesser steels. 440A is very far beneath it.
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| | From: | Carl. | | Subject: | Re: AUS-8 Equivalent | | Date: | Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:58:58 GMT |
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| 440c is more like it, maybe even better. I have a 440c benchmade, and it is
a little better than my Cold Steel Voyager (AUS8), but that could be due to
differences in hardening and blade shape. But both are definitely better
than 440a.
"WKF" wrote in message
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>I believe I read somewhere that AUS-8 is pretty close to 440A as far as
>performance...
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> Here's a link to A.G. Russell's site... it's their Steel Guide.
>
> http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/steel_guide/index.html
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> wrote in message
> news:1106264419.380501.145380@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> My Sperdyco Endura with AUS-8 blade has adequate edge holding
>> ability for my purposes and I find it easy to re-sharpen with
>> my Lansky rig. I like the way it remains free of visible rust
>> despite being carried in my pocket in Iowa summers and being
>> used to cut wet shrink wrap at work. As far as I have been able
>> to find so far, AUS-8 is not available in the United States in
>> small quantities for the hobbyist. Is there a steel that is
>> available that has corrosion resistance equal to AUS-8 and equal
>> or better edge holding?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Peter Wezeman
>> anti-social Darwinist
>>
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