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Artisan Cutlery Littoral D2 Folding Knife
BarryO
159
Sep 2, 2018
At first I purchased a few variations and liked the boxing and handles but the blades feel super stonewashed D2 cheap feeling to them. I do like some of the better blades like M390 which change to knife are out a lot but no more D2. For me.....,
Axeguy
1372
Sep 4, 2018
BarryOI like D2 very much. It is the heat treat and quench; frankly, there is some amazing D2 out there. I care more about maker and method for the most part. [For that matter, I like 440C as well. Have you ever handled 440C from Ray Ennis (Entrek)? It’ll change your head about steels.]
BarryO
159
Sep 4, 2018
AxeguyBEAUTIFUL blade, and no I never owned or noticed his knife. I appreciate telling me. Its not that it's D2 I am turned off by, I just don't like the heavy stone wash. I like a polished blade or a very lite satin look. Its always personal in the choice. I don't use my knives, I collect them and I don't worry about a scratching the blade because I'll never put it to use I appreciate the look of the blade..High polish looks classic to me.
Axeguy
1372
Sep 5, 2018
BarryOI’m with you on stonewash. It’s been overdone. It’s everywhere. I also prefer a fine, hand-rubbed satin and a polished blade more than stonewashing. I use about two-thirds of my blades: lightly and gently and don’t ‘need’ stonewashing to hide scratches. On some knives I ise more frequently and probably won’t sell, I am doing my own hand-rubbed finish over the stonewashing and have found the effect to be very interesting and preferable to stonewash.
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