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 Posted: Sat Aug 11th, 2007 01:20 pm
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e.avery



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 For anyone looking for good inexpensive American knives.  They are a great bunch of people also.  They have had a series of knives manufactured by Ontario Knives for a few years and are taking the line to the next level.  Ontario knives is a manufacturer that has production facilities in New York state and make the RAT knives that are basic no nonsense knives that just work.

The collection centers around two types of steal 1095 Carbon Steel and D2 Steel.  In order to keep it simple a good way of thinking of the 2 types is 1095 is good for hacking and chopping; D2 (tool steal) is better at holding an edge and for cutting.  1095 is also a lot easier to touch up in the field than D2.  D2 also tends to be more brittle and very dependent on the treatment processes in order to not have a catastrophic failure.



http://www.ratcutlery.com/

http://www.ontarioknife.com/adventure.html


Information on steel, treatments, and comparison

http://www.cutleryscience.com/reviews/blade_materials.html