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Question: This question is out of left field but can anyone confirm that 420HC steel can take an edge and keep it?
Document: It's slightly more difficult to sharpen, but not too much so. It's worth the extra work, when you notice that you have to sharpen much less than stainless.Word of advice. Only buy this knife is you take care of your knives. It's not full carbon steel, but being higher carbon it will rust quicker than stainless. So, make sure you keep it dry and oil it up every once in a while.
Where this really shines is in thrusting and piercing. The tip is very strong and you can't push through things without having to worry about breaking the tip.As for blade steel, it's just your run of the mill Chinese 8CR13MOV which isn't bad, but isn't great, it's just ok. 8CR13MOV sharpens easily and will take a very sharp edge. But where it lacks is in the edge retention, it's good for everyday light cutting here and there.
It looks like Kershaw has seen their success and wants a piece of it! This pocket clip completely conceals the knife when placed in the pocket. This pocket clip was one of the biggest selling points for me. Clip retention is good and the steel frame lock under the clip makes the knife slide out easily from the pocket. The pocket clip is 4 way positionable so you can take your pick of tip up, tip down, right handed, or left handed carry.
If you are a fan of Hinderer designs this is as good as it gets for what you are going to pay for this knife. The Chinese Steel used in the blade 8Cr13MoV is fine but I would have paid a bit more for an AUS-8, or a VG-10 steel....Comes out of the box pretty sharp, needs some touching up as all lower end knives do, but adequate. Edge grinding is a little inconsistent but passable.
For the price point it is a killer value.The Thermite is a Rick Hinderer designed knife at a value price point. Yes you get a budget steel, but 8Cr13Mov is a steel that will hold a decent edge and is easily resharpened. You could do worse for around $25. Much worse.It's comfortable, affordable, and stylish.It is a larger edc knife with a steel frame lock so yes, it is a bit heavier than some knives. I don't think it is too heavy though.
This makes it difficult to close when your hands are wet or sweaty. Some jimping on the lockbar would have remedied this but that extra process adds cost to the knife.Weight: This is a little tank of a knife at 4.9oz. The full stainless steel frame lock and the unmilled steel liner make the Thermite a hefty EDC knife. Many people don't like the weight or their system can't take the weight, so this could be a deal-breaker for some.
The problem is that the clip is too tight and there is no way to get a good purchase. I have other pocket knives - Ontario RAT folder, Utilitac, Spyderco Delica, and CRKT M-16Z - and none of them are as hard to get out of my pocket as this knife is. It's a pocket knife, the term tells you where you keep it. I learned from my Cryo that fiddling with the pocket clip is risky.
I must say this knife is extremely sharp as it comes from the factory. The only thing I did not like was the ambi studs. I am right-handed and can open it with left or right-hand with one stud. The extra stud always got caught on my pants often so I took em off. Very good knife overall
Good looking blade, feels really nice in my hands and open fast, its cheap and easy to sharpen, only thing I did not like was the pocket clip, too much pressure to put or take
The blade grind over the flat part of the cutting edge is hollow (concave), making it excellent for slicing, while the tip of the knife is convex, which along with the heavy drop, lends serious piercing strength to the blade.-The stone wash looks great-The design of the knife itself is beautiful.
Answer: no