View Poll Results: What's in your pocket today?
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A multi-tool (Leatherman, etc.)
61 9.17% -
A traditional multiblade (Swiss Army, etc.)
87 13.08% -
A traditional single blade (Buck, etc.)
157 23.61% -
A tactical folder or fixed blade (Strider, etc.)
235 35.34% -
More than one of the above.
125 18.80%
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09-09-2013, 06:47 PM #11Customized
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The build, materials used, workmanship, grind, tolerances and honing/polish of their blades are all in the upper tier as far as production/mid-tech knives go.
Originally Posted by Bruno
My CHI is made from ZDP-189, and hardened to 66,7 HRC!
They also use YXR7 steel.
Both steels are made by Hitachi.
And no, remarkably enough, it is not a very chippy steel at all.
There is a lot of hype and mumbo-jumbo out there regarding this maker.
The crux of it is simple enough though, they are mighty fine knives and comes with a hefty price-tag.Bjoernar
Um, all of them, any of them that have been in front of me over all these years....
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