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Thought you all might like this info too...
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Kristi, you know us too well :D
Every thing here is Spyderific! My new word meaning 'great like spyderco'

Thanks Sal and everyone at BritishBlades.com for the UKPK :spyder: :)

I want a fully serrated UKPK :) Please Sal
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cool steel, thanks!
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Thanks Kristi, great poetry.
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Very cool, thanks Kristi.
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Man, those are some magic words: "Corrosion resistance is similar to VG-10" and "abrasion resistance is comparable to CPM-S30v". Oh, wait, here's my favorite part, "Sharpening is relatively simple with the Sharpmaker system" YES! :D Thanks for this little jem, Kristi! You do know what makes our day! Now, what sprint was going to be in BG-42? :p
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TazKristi: You ROCK!! Thanks for tthe info!!
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SoCal Operator wrote:Man, those are some magic words: "Corrosion resistance is similar to VG-10" and "abrasion resistance is comparable to CPM-S30v". Oh, wait, here's my favorite part, "Sharpening is relatively simple with the Sharpmaker system" YES! :D Thanks for this little jem, Kristi! You do know what makes our day! Now, what sprint was going to be in BG-42? :p
Carbon Fiber Military w/ BG-42, coming soon!!
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Thanks KRISTI...I think I like that BG-42.

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How does it compair to ZDP-189 as far as the RC you can tempure it to?

Once tempured to where you want it, how brittle is it in comparison?

Could this steel hold an edge as well as ZDP but take the abuse of a field knife like, maybe, a bushcraft?
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gnifty steel...one day I may have to expand my horizens and buy new knife steels.
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TazKristi wrote:Carbon Fiber Military w/ BG-42, coming soon!!

you guys are to good to us!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I love BG-42. It is one of my all time favorite steels. It was the steel of choice (made popular by) the late great Bob Loveless. Thanks Kristi.
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Loveless died? I thought Loveless popularized ats-34?
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So did I :confused:
OTOH, thanks Kristi for the infos. I think I could live with a BG-42 after all ;)
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TazKristi wrote:Carbon Fiber Military w/ BG-42, coming soon!!

Good God I'll need at least two of those. BG-42 is an all time fav. of mine.
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I've got a couple BG 42 knives myself. I think everybody fortunate enough to get one of this run will be very satisfied. One thing that the military probably won't have is a highly polished blade though. This is a very good looking steel when really polished. Like VG 1 or AUS 8A, perhaps better.

The knives I have are hardened to RC 62 and it isn't really any problem to sharpen, and it takes a sharp edge. It's also not fragile or delicate when heat treated properly.

If you can afford it, buy one. You darn sure won't regret it. I just wish they would make a run of Endura's or Delica's with BG 42, or perhaps a Calypso. :rolleyes: Good job again Spyderco! Joe L.
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severedthumbs wrote:Loveless died? I thought Loveless popularized ats-34?
He did, and then in the 90s he switched to BG-42 and began promoting that instead
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Thanks a lot Kristi :cool: :cool:

So, the abrasion resistance is similar to S30V? Well then it won't be that hard to make these BG-42 blades fully serrated as well I suppose ;) :D
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Kristy,
The information sheet says that BG42 has similar corrosion resistance to VG10. Is VG10 more corrosion resistant than S30V?
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