by Apex Steel Works | Feb 11, 2024 | Knife Steels, Knife Usage and Applications, Knives
To begin analyzing S30V vs S35VN for hunting knife and chef’s knife applications, both S35VN and S30V steels are modern, high-performance steels developed by Crucible Steel utilizing their Crucible Particle Metallurgy (CPM) process. S30V was introduced in 2001...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 18, 2024 | Knife Steels, Knife Usage and Applications, Knives
Hunting Knife Sharpening Hunting Knives A typical hunting knife requires an extremely sharp edge for proper and safe usage. Between dealing with fats which build up on the surface clogging the edge and cutting action, the nature of having cuts to make in multiple...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 17, 2024 | Knife Steels, Knife Usage and Applications, Knives
S30V Hunting Knives Hunting Knives An S30V hunting knife is the nearly ideal choice of blade steel for several reasons. It is moderately easy to sharpen while having excellent edge retention out performing all lower alloy steels such as 420, 420HC, and 425 used by...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 17, 2024 | Knife Usage and Applications, Knives
Nakiri Chef’s Knife 7″ S35VN Nakiri Chef’s Knife Black Micarta A nakiri knife is a Japanese styled chef’s knife with a wide blade and nearly straight cutting edge – the profile of the blade is often quite rectangular although variants with degrees of...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 15, 2024 | Knife Steels, Knives
S30V Blade Steel CPM (Crucible Particle Metallurgy ) S30V, released in 2001 by Crucible Steel, is one of the main steels Apex Steel Works utilizes for it’s knives. It’s tough, especially considering it’s stainless, has an excellent fine edge potential with noticeable...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 7, 2024 | Knife Usage and Applications, Knives
Hunting Knives Versus Bushcraft Knives When compared roughly by profile, a general purpose drop point hunting knife and similar drop point bushcraft knife, camp knife or general “EDC” everyday carry knife may look similar but there are differences in construction for...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 7, 2024 | Knife Usage and Applications, Knives
Hunting Knife Requirements Once a big game animal has been downed the process of ensuring the quality of the carcass for processing begins. This requires a long entry cut through the hide, typically from the perineum up to the sternum at a minimum, and often higher...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 7, 2024 | Knife Usage and Applications, Knives
Kitchen Knife Qualities There are many varieties of kitchen knives required for efficient work in a kitchen or culinary environment – these range from 3” acutely pointed knives for detailed display work with fruits and vegetables to large 12 inch or greater gyutos,...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 4, 2024 | Knives
Small Hunting Knives All North American game can be field dressed and processed with a 3 to 4 inch small hunting knife. With risk of puncture and damage to internal organs creating waste contamination too large of a knife can be a liability, and proper technique...
by Apex Steel Works | Jan 2, 2024 | Knife Steels, Knives
Knife Steel Basics The performance of a knife depends on many factors. Some are subjective, dependent on the feel of the knife, the individual users techniques and often skill. Others are harder data-based objective measurements. One of those is the hardness and...