Cru Forge V Every Day Hunter

kbaknife · June 18, 2009, 05:14:00 PM

Well, I just had to get one of these done.
This was forged from the Cru Forge V 1 1/8" round stock from the new Forging Steel from Crucible.
I had a Trad Gang customer from Arkansas order a belt knife for this year's coming hunting season and took that opportunity to use this new steel.
From a maker's viewpoint, it forges very nicely and cleanly.
Finishes nicely as well.
The deeper hardening aspects of this steel and the extra chromuim and vanadium should garner some nice results as time goes by.
Me preliminary cutting tests showed a lot of potential and I can't wait to get the actual "field test" results later this year.
By that time, I should have my own opinions based on my own real-world results.
This is a fixed assembly knife with stainless hardware and a Macassar Ebony handle.
Hope you enjoy!

Irish · June 18, 2009, 05:29:00 PM

Did you mean customer from Kansas??

drewsbow · June 18, 2009, 05:56:00 PM

Looking good

Lin Rhea · June 18, 2009, 06:08:00 PM

Looks good Karl. I picked up my stock of this steel today and have some more ordered. I hope to try it soon. Lin

kbaknife · June 18, 2009, 06:10:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Irish:
Did you mean customer from Kansas??

Go ahead - call me a ding-dong.
I must be thinking about Compton's.

Irish · June 18, 2009, 07:09:00 PM

Yep, boys and girls, that is the blade that will be going with me to Australia this fall!!! Thank you Karl, and have a great time at Compton's.

Steve Nuckels · June 18, 2009, 09:23:00 PM

Great looking knife Karl! I heard about that steel at the ABS school.

Kevin Evans · June 18, 2009, 11:15:00 PM

Wampus · June 19, 2009, 12:02:00 AM

Nice Knife! Have you given much thought to whether damascus made with CFV and some other steel would have the same edge holding benefits of the straight steel? I wonder if the vanadium carbides would migrate into the other steel layers?

kbaknife · June 19, 2009, 07:39:00 AM

I simply don't know about vamadium carbide migration.
But I do know that some of the agressive cut of Damascus CAN be attributed to the layer variation at the edge. Damascus can be very "toothy" and effective if done correctly.
I have not heard about any pattern welding being done with it. It's also high in Chromium which is a factor that needs to be considered when welding.
It might weld with 203E, which is a low carbon steel, but with the potential carbon migration should easily end up with about a XX70-XX80 steel. There's plenty of carbon to migrate and still end up with a very useable knife.
It would probably not etch dark, but since I hot blue my damascus anyway, it could still look cool.