Katz XT80 steel

[Daniel S. Tamashiro]

Any experiences on how good or bad "XT80" steel is supposed to be ?
According to the Katz web page, its supposed to be better than ATS-34,
but is still considered stainless steel. They do comment that it will
rust its not cleaned when exposed to blood. Will this steel be easily
chipped ?

DT

[ozy]

>What did I find? Well, it is so difficult to compare two different blade steels without having
>two blades of exactly the same design and geometry, differing only in the steel type. I would

A fact that most people totally over-look.

>that I'm a big production knife fan. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE custom work, and I know that the
>custom world provides us with the finest knives available. But as far as sheer performance goes,
>the good production knives have pretty much caught up, even if they most often fall short in the
>aesthetics department (when compared to customs). But you don't have to pay a fortune to own
>them, which makes all the difference in the world to me, because, folks, I USE my knives, and
>often ABUSE my knives (I do maintain all of my knives as best I can). Affordability allows me to
>treat them "naturally".

I've tried, tested, owned, and used many different factory and agree
that they are getting much better, but I feel they still fall short of
custom knives. Also, contrary to popular belief, you can get custom
knives from some sources cheaply. My average selling price is $65 and
thats for freeze-treated ATS-34. One evolution I do greatly approve of
is the maker-factory collaborations. This way the maker gets to
approve the baldes before prodution.

Hey Jude(no pun intended:) did you say in a prior message that you
are from around Detriot? I'm from Clio(20 miles north of Flint) and am
friends with a few makers down there. Just curious...

Jason Aube
Knife-maker

[toddcou...@gmail.com]

I know this post is really old but still going to ask:
My grandfather is dying of cancer and he’s the one who got me into knife throwing. He came up with a design and I’m looking for a custom knife maker to make it a reality. Please let me know if this is something you still/can do do. My cell is 419-779-9319. Thank you very much