what do you know about bg-42
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druid
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what do you know about bg-42
I should hopefully tomorrow be receiving a carbon fiber military in BG 42 and I am wondering how and where is the steel manufacture. Is it similar cpm manufacture or less high-tech who manufactures it and what can I expect as far as sharpening and stain resistance compared to other high wear resistant steels. Thanks in advance you're lurking Druid
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Druid, I do not know a whole lot about steels, but regarding sharpening, this is pretty hard to get back to really sharp.
It does stay pretty sharp for pretty long though.
Loose some, gain some I guess. I am very happy with my BG-42 Milie, and will not replace it until i get the Caly 3 :)
I think it is a Timken ball bearing steel, BTW.
Henning
It does stay pretty sharp for pretty long though.
Loose some, gain some I guess. I am very happy with my BG-42 Milie, and will not replace it until i get the Caly 3 :)
I think it is a Timken ball bearing steel, BTW.
Henning
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huugh
AFAIK it is not particle metallurgy product, but it is vacuum melted.
This is steel is used for ball bearing in jet engines (therefore high wear resistance).
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This is steel is used for ball bearing in jet engines (therefore high wear resistance).
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It's one of my all time favorites and I will go out of my way to grab a knife in BG42 when I can because, as stated they're typically not regular production items. Even the Buck Custom shop recently stopped offering it due to the extra time and expense of ordering and especially heat treating it. It works great though, about like S30V class steel ( which is very good indeed)
I don't find it difficult to sharpen or anything else. Like any steel you can break off the tip or gouge it if you mistreat it. It's typically run between 60 and 62 RC, and holds a good, clean edge. Don't mistreat it and it should last you, and your next generation and give good service while doing it. Unlike S30V, you don't hear about good batches and bad batches, or things because, due to it's difficulties in heat treatment, scarcity and cost it usually will be in good hands ( like Spyderco :) , or Bos over at Buck). It's a very pure steel also due to the process used to make it, and the demanding uses it's put to ( inside jet engines).
When you have the opportunity to grab a sprint run made of it like the recent BG42 Military grab it and run. ****, buy two and keep an extra in the safe. There is always a market for BG42 steel. A cult following almost.
There are NO cheap BG42 knives on the market from recent production now. The last was SOG about 5 years ago. They stopped after two runs, one at 62RC, then a run at 60 RC due to complaints of tip breakage. Both are still available OS/NIB but are nowhere near the quality shown by Spyderco, or even Buck. Joe L.
I don't find it difficult to sharpen or anything else. Like any steel you can break off the tip or gouge it if you mistreat it. It's typically run between 60 and 62 RC, and holds a good, clean edge. Don't mistreat it and it should last you, and your next generation and give good service while doing it. Unlike S30V, you don't hear about good batches and bad batches, or things because, due to it's difficulties in heat treatment, scarcity and cost it usually will be in good hands ( like Spyderco :) , or Bos over at Buck). It's a very pure steel also due to the process used to make it, and the demanding uses it's put to ( inside jet engines).
When you have the opportunity to grab a sprint run made of it like the recent BG42 Military grab it and run. ****, buy two and keep an extra in the safe. There is always a market for BG42 steel. A cult following almost.
There are NO cheap BG42 knives on the market from recent production now. The last was SOG about 5 years ago. They stopped after two runs, one at 62RC, then a run at 60 RC due to complaints of tip breakage. Both are still available OS/NIB but are nowhere near the quality shown by Spyderco, or even Buck. Joe L.
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I concur with the ease of sharpening, but I will warn you, I don't use a Sharpmaker :eek: . I chipped the edge on mine when I hit a finish nail I couldn't see, and had to reprofile completely to remove the chips. I used a coarse DMT diamond benchstone to clean up the damage, finished on an EZ Lap medium diamond benchstone and haven't even touched it up in several weeks. It is good stuff.
I recall Sal saying who did the steel before they were released, but I haven't searched it out. It may be in the casual bombshell thread as well as the original.
I recall Sal saying who did the steel before they were released, but I haven't searched it out. It may be in the casual bombshell thread as well as the original.
I don't believe in safe queens, only in pre-need replacements.
BG-42 is a good knife steel used in may expensive folders.
http://www.zknives.com/knives/custom/lghtptbl.shtml
Here is some techy info about knife steels. Most will work fine for 99% of the uses the average knife owner uses them for. The blade grind and handle shape are more important than the steel, assuming the knife is made by a good knife company like Spyderco.
http://www.ajh-knives.com/metals.html
http://www.zknives.com/knives/custom/lghtptbl.shtml
Here is some techy info about knife steels. Most will work fine for 99% of the uses the average knife owner uses them for. The blade grind and handle shape are more important than the steel, assuming the knife is made by a good knife company like Spyderco.
http://www.ajh-knives.com/metals.html