The Big Blades Discussion and Photo Thread

Skramas are quite the rage over on bcusa. Im glad it was pointed out that you have to use one to appreciate it because i have never had any interest because i think they are ugly as sin lol

 

Yeah. those things are hideous, but remarkably ergonomic and practical. I handled both sizes at the last Northeast Beckerhead gathering. 80CrV2 is basically 1084 with a smidge of vanadium to prevent grain growth during forging/heat-treating. Super tough fine-grained steel that performs across a wide range of hardness.

The marketing copy for those is interesting - the thing about the 52Rc jacket over the 59Rc core. I can only assume that they basically heat-treat them un-shielded, and then don't bother to grind off the decarb, which results in a softer surface for a few thousandths of depth. I wonder if it actually contributes to overall toughness in a meaningful way.