New spyderco switchblade hits the streets

[craigntx]

More traditional blade profile.
Ordered mine last night.
Shipped today
https://www.bladehq.com/?search=autonomy+2

 

[grasshopperglock]

Oh my goodness. Looky there.

I haven't heard of Lc200n blade steel before.

It's a nitrogen-alloy steel. So instead of it being carbon steel. It's 'nitrogen steel'. It's suppose to be some serious stuff.


https://knifesteelnerds.com/2018/09/17/nitrogen-alloyed-knife-steels/

 

[Moonpie]

More traditional blade profile.
Ordered mine last night.
Shipped today
https://www.bladehq.com/?search=autonomy+2 View attachment 154875

Ooooo me likie!

 

[MikePotts]

Interested in a 'range report' when you get it Craigntx

 

[craigntx]

Interested in a 'range report' when you get it Craigntx

Prolly do a box opening vid on this and my incoming microtech halo 6

 

[Moonpie]

Prolly do a box opening vid on this and my incoming microtech halo 6

Dude, that knife is really tempting me. Haha.
I just ordered a new knife yesterday! Arrrrrrrr!

 

[vmax]

Are they still made in Colorado?

 

[Reinz]

Nice looking knife, very tempting.......

 

[craigntx]

Are they still made in Colorado?

I see golden c on the blade

 

[easy rider]

Oh my goodness. Looky there.

I haven't heard of Lc200n blade steel before.

It's a nitrogen-alloy steel. So instead of it being carbon steel. It's 'nitrogen steel'. It's suppose to be some serious stuff.


https://knifesteelnerds.com/2018/09/17/nitrogen-alloyed-knife-steels/

Iron is not steel without carbon. Instead of increasing carbon to make high carbon steel that makes harder steel, nitrides (alloy) from nitrogen can be added to increase hardness, but it's usually used to harden austenitic stainless steel where the chromium and nickle properties can keep it from becoming too brittle. My concern would be how easy it would be to sharpen.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Iron is not steel without carbon. Instead of increasing carbon to make high carbon steel that makes harder steel, nitrides (alloy) from nitrogen can be added to increase hardness, but it's usually used to harden austenitic stainless steel where the chromium and nickle properties can keep it from becoming too brittle. My concern would be how easy it would be to sharpen.

Had to re-read that sentence. My eyes saw autistic stainless the first time,

 

[Moonpie]

Iron is not steel without carbon. Instead of increasing carbon to make high carbon steel that makes harder steel, nitrides (alloy) from nitrogen can be added to increase hardness, but it's usually used to harden austenitic stainless steel where the chromium and nickle properties can keep it from becoming too brittle. My concern would be how easy it would be to sharpen.

 

[easy rider]

Had to re-read that sentence. My eyes saw autistic stainless the first time,

Austenitic stainless steel is hard to grind, let alone sharpen.

 

[Dad_Roman]

Austenitic stainless steel is hard to grind, let alone sharpen.

Eeeeeeexxxcellent.

 

[craigntx]

. My concern would be how easy it would be to sharpen.

Not worried about re-sharpening.
I have hard use knives.
If and when this is used to cut something it'll be soft tissue, and on a limited basis

 

[grasshopperglock]

Iron is not steel without carbon. Instead of increasing carbon to make high carbon steel that makes harder steel, nitrides (alloy) from nitrogen can be added to increase hardness, but it's usually used to harden austenitic stainless steel where the chromium and nickle properties can keep it from becoming too brittle. My concern would be how easy it would be to sharpen.

Have you noticed the abundance of diamond grit sharpeners? Where a stone would cut older steels. Now it takes a diamonds to make any progress in sharpening it.

 

[easy rider]

Have you noticed the abundance of diamond grit sharpeners? Where a stone would cut older steels. Now it takes a diamonds to make any progress in sharpening it.

The grinding wheels I was talking about have man made diamond in it, and yes, I have tried to sharpen austenitic stainless steel knives with a diamond sharpener. I haven't tried to sharpen one of those that you were talking about, I was wondering if they would sharpen like those stainless steel knives I had sharpened.

 

[Moonpie]

Damn. It.

Waited too long.
Went back to order this. Now sold out!

The Moonpie is a sad panda.

 

[FireInTheWire]

 

[MikePotts]

here's the "Bladeforums" thread on this knife - all seems pretty positive

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/spyderco-autonomy-2.1606776/page-2