No, not a sgian dubh.
The Ontario Ice Wraith.
Nice little folder. They aren't the best steel nor the fanciest mechanism, but for $20 I had to get one (well, three) of the Ontario Ice Wraiths. I must say that for an AUS8 recurve back lock it is smooth, light and near weightless. I got it off of an evilbae seller and he was prompt. Very cool to be able to see the guts working.
One question, though.
Ontario listed it as AUS8 on their website.
Earlier reviews and Knife Center list it as
1.4116 is compositionally close to 420HC. If heat treated properly you get performance like a Paul Boss (RIP) result on 420HC. If not...well, bad heat treat has ruined many blade steels.
The Ontario Ice Wraith.
Nice little folder. They aren't the best steel nor the fanciest mechanism, but for $20 I had to get one (well, three) of the Ontario Ice Wraiths. I must say that for an AUS8 recurve back lock it is smooth, light and near weightless. I got it off of an evilbae seller and he was prompt. Very cool to be able to see the guts working.
One question, though.
Ontario listed it as AUS8 on their website.
Earlier reviews and Knife Center list it as
- Blade Material: German 1.4116 Stainless Steel
1.4116 is compositionally close to 420HC. If heat treated properly you get performance like a Paul Boss (RIP) result on 420HC. If not...well, bad heat treat has ruined many blade steels.
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