Another blade completed, this time my Acri L design, in a thicker Elmax blank which although has increased in price I will keep the old price, Details as below.
Developed by Uddeholm of Sweden it’s a high-chromium powder-metallurgy stainless steel alloyed with carbon, vanadium, and molybdenum, a mix that gives it excellent wear resistance, strong corrosion resistance, and impressive toughness. What really sets Elmax apart is how it’s made: instead of being poured as a molten ingot like traditional cast steels, the steel is atomized into microscopic powder, then compacted and sintered under heat and compressed under many tonnes in a pressure in a vessel, the steel molecules literally weld together! This powder-metallurgy process creates an incredibly uniform structure with very fine, evenly distributed carbides, eliminating the weak spots and large carbide imperfections of many common steels at a microscopic level. With cryogenic treatment this means an exceptionally strong three-dimensional edge, this in turn means strength behind the cutting edge. Stability of this level this can only be achieved with a powder steel!
This makes for a clean, consistent microstructure, which as a knife maker I am able to grind to .35mm with ease before even sharpening, that process alone is another four stages of grits and compounds. The final edge is accurate to .2 degrees of angle! Elmax is widely used outside of knives in demanding industries such as precision tooling and high-wear industrial components, such as the North Sea oil industry where standard steel wouldn’t cut it! Elmax takes a surgically sharp edge, holds it longer and has superior corrosion resistance making is excellent for deer work. Hence this isn't a cheap steel
Used by the Navy Seal teams as their go to knife steel and brands like Fällkniven and Bark River have all used it extensively, valuing its reliability, edge performance, and all-around versatility.
Easily stropped back to a razor-sharp edge, I also sell strops impregnated with diamond here For Sale: - MORE STROPS MADE I highly recommend these strops as stropping really is the secret to maintaining an edge.
Due to it already being ground to a thin edge Elmax is easily sharpened with a diamond or ceramic system, I highly recommend the Work Sharp Precision Adjusts models sold by Monarch here on SD.
If you need more advice from a knife manufacture open this link. Artisan Revere Invests 30x More In Elmax Steel
Knife Details
Elmax powder steel approx 3.25mm
Length 205mm
Cutting edge97mm
Ground to a mid position full flat.
Satin finished flats with a Scotch-brite finish to 600 for the flat grind.
18 degree secondary bevel with a diamond hones mirror finish, razor sharp!
Handle is fully stabilised burr elm cast in blue resin.
Black G10 pins with blue G10 liners
Sheath by Gaz Kendall
£385 inc secure over 18s postage.. ID required
Developed by Uddeholm of Sweden it’s a high-chromium powder-metallurgy stainless steel alloyed with carbon, vanadium, and molybdenum, a mix that gives it excellent wear resistance, strong corrosion resistance, and impressive toughness. What really sets Elmax apart is how it’s made: instead of being poured as a molten ingot like traditional cast steels, the steel is atomized into microscopic powder, then compacted and sintered under heat and compressed under many tonnes in a pressure in a vessel, the steel molecules literally weld together! This powder-metallurgy process creates an incredibly uniform structure with very fine, evenly distributed carbides, eliminating the weak spots and large carbide imperfections of many common steels at a microscopic level. With cryogenic treatment this means an exceptionally strong three-dimensional edge, this in turn means strength behind the cutting edge. Stability of this level this can only be achieved with a powder steel!
This makes for a clean, consistent microstructure, which as a knife maker I am able to grind to .35mm with ease before even sharpening, that process alone is another four stages of grits and compounds. The final edge is accurate to .2 degrees of angle! Elmax is widely used outside of knives in demanding industries such as precision tooling and high-wear industrial components, such as the North Sea oil industry where standard steel wouldn’t cut it! Elmax takes a surgically sharp edge, holds it longer and has superior corrosion resistance making is excellent for deer work. Hence this isn't a cheap steel
Used by the Navy Seal teams as their go to knife steel and brands like Fällkniven and Bark River have all used it extensively, valuing its reliability, edge performance, and all-around versatility.
Easily stropped back to a razor-sharp edge, I also sell strops impregnated with diamond here For Sale: - MORE STROPS MADE I highly recommend these strops as stropping really is the secret to maintaining an edge.
Due to it already being ground to a thin edge Elmax is easily sharpened with a diamond or ceramic system, I highly recommend the Work Sharp Precision Adjusts models sold by Monarch here on SD.
If you need more advice from a knife manufacture open this link. Artisan Revere Invests 30x More In Elmax Steel
Knife Details
Elmax powder steel approx 3.25mm
Length 205mm
Cutting edge97mm
Ground to a mid position full flat.
Satin finished flats with a Scotch-brite finish to 600 for the flat grind.
18 degree secondary bevel with a diamond hones mirror finish, razor sharp!
Handle is fully stabilised burr elm cast in blue resin.
Black G10 pins with blue G10 liners
Sheath by Gaz Kendall
£385 inc secure over 18s postage.. ID required
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