SPECIFICATIONS:

The name of the knife: MEN'S exclusive handmade knife by studio master ALEKSANDR KASINEC, buy order in Ukraine (Steel CPM® X12MF™ 61 HRC)
Knife type: Fixed blade
Brand: Studio of exclusive handmade knives by master ALEKSANDR KASINEC

Steel brand: X12MF steel is an alloyed tool stamping steel manufactured in Ukraine.
Steel sheet: One-piece, through installation on screed and resin
Blade Sharpening Angle: 36 Degree Pointed
Descents: Direct
Taper: 0.3mm
Blade hardness: 61 HRC
Overall length: 285mm
Blade length: 150mm
Blade width: 35mm
Blade thickness: 3.8 mm
Handle length: 135 mm
Handle thickness: 18 mm
Grinding of the blade: Finish - polished to a mirror
Bolster (guard) and back material: Bolster combined - stainless steel
Handle material: Bolster combined - stainless steel, Ironwood - Arizona Ironwood, mammoth tooth in the middle, through-mounting on screed and epoxy resin
Handle color: Light Brown
Handle Impregnation: None
Handle finish: Polishing
Hole for a shoelace (for a lanyard): None
Temlyak: Absent
Sheath: 4.0 mm Italian genuine vegetable-tanned full-grain calfskin, treated with water-repellent finish and impregnated with protective solutions, hand-stitched with waxed thread. Manual embossing of the invoice. Insert - python skin. A free hanger and a hanger on a belt (by the famous craftsman with leather - Andrii Kurinny)

TO ORDER:
Designer case: Solid walnut, designer wood carving etched and varnished

Model: MEN'S exclusive handmade knife by studio master ALEKSANDR KASINEC, buy order in Ukraine (Steel CPM® X12MF™ 61 HRC)
Model number: 026
Country of birth: Ukraine
Artisan: Master Oleksandr Kasinec (ALEKSANDR KASINEC), Uzhgorod, Ukraine Studio of exclusive handmade knives by master ALEKSANDR KASINEC
Best use: Multi-functional: hunting, fishing, cutting, slicing, etc.
Knife condition: New
The price is indicated with the sheath.

A sharpened knife is not a cold weapon.

Our knives are very sharp, so be very careful when opening and handling them. We are not responsible for any injuries resulting from the use of our knives.
Our products are intended for legal use only by responsible buyers. We will not sell our products to anyone under the age of 18.

Availability changes regularly, after confirming your order we will notify you of availability or when the item is ready. The product may differ slightly from the one shown in the photo.

X12MF: pros and cons, characteristics, reviews.

Knives made of X12MF steel can be bought at almost any store that sells hunting knives. We will tell you what exactly the abbreviation "X12MF" means, what chemical elements steel is made of, what it is good at, and whether it has any disadvantages in this material.

The simplest of the above is the chemical composition, the letters in the name denote the chemical elements that make up the steel:  X  - chromium,  M  - molybdenum,  F  - vanadium (it is not entirely obvious, but the letter B is used to denote tungsten). The number  12  , which follows X, indicates the percentage content of the main alloying element - in our case, chromium.

As in the case of most knife steels, it was not designed for the production of knives, but for: profile rollers, punching, rolling dies, drags and punches. Not the widest application in fact. But for a number of reasons, which we will talk about below, for the production of knives, steel "went in".

Chemical composition of X12MF steel

And now a little visual infographic about the percentage content of chemical elements in steel. As can be seen from the table, the three elements that form the name of X12MF (besides iron, obviously) are the most abundant.

In our case, Chromium is responsible for the alloying of steel, which is why it is so common and has a relatively low price. Chromium increases hardness and strength, and also makes steel corrosion resistant.

Characteristics of steel X12MF

If you have already visited various knife sites, then you are perfectly familiar with such a characteristic as HRC, if not, then I will make a small explanation of HRC - it is the hardness on the Rockwell scale, the higher it is, the stronger the steel, and the longer it keeps sharpening, the fluctuation of this characteristic maybe from 40 with a little in the Chinese stamping to 65-70 in the Japanese samurai katana.

Knives made of X12MF steel have HRC ranging from 61 to 64 units. Our products are produced with HRC 62. Taking into account the composition described above and the chemical elements used, X12MF is very easy to process, has good hardenability and wear resistance. Foreign analogs of X12MF:  D2, K110, Z160  , Chinese  Cr12MoV  .

Steel X12MF pros and cons

Well, now let's move on to the most important pros and cons of the X12MF for the end user.

Pros:

• The cutting edge can be sharpened to the sharpness of razors. It will keep sharpening for an extremely long time.
• Adjusting the knife will not cause problems - a diamond bar or a belt with GOI paste will return the knife to its factory sharpness.
• The strength of 62 units speaks for itself, the knife will easily cope with opening cans and cutting through hard wood and bone.
• High characteristics for a low price. Knives cheaper than $100 are considered inexpensive, which is easily done at the current exchange rate of the American currency.

Of course, we will not ignore the cons either, they will be found in 99% of cases if you look for them well.

Cons:

• The hardness of the knife makes it not the fastest thing to fix in  hiking conditions  , but this is the price for sharpening that lasts a long time.
• Steel is intended for cutting, chopping large bones is not recommended. The knife will not crack, but chips on the cutting edge are possible.
• Steel does not rust, but it cannot be said that all liquids are in vain. Lemon juice that is not wiped from the blade will leave traces. Editing the knife will eliminate this aesthetic defect, but it will take a lot of time.

Results:

• Good value for money.
• Keeps sharpening for a long time, but takes time to edit.
• Requires minimal care, not intended for chopping and throwing.
• Capable of handling tasks from a picnic to professional hunting.

Reviews of knives made of X12MF steel.

You've probably seen a lot of sites with a lot of rave reviews about materials and knives. We did not invent anything and simply collected the most interesting things that are written on forums dedicated to knives. You may have already seen some of the reviews on primary sources.

Well, you can buy a knife made of Knife steel CPM-S90V. Composition and properties. on our website knife.net.ua or by contacting us by phone +380961711010

It is worth remembering that when using a knife for its intended purpose and with careful handling, the knife will serve you for a very, very long time.

Ironwood - iron wood - handmade knives

Ironwood - iron wood - handmade knives

In nature, ironwood is extremely rare, therefore it occupies an honorable place in the Red Book. However, in terms of its properties, each iron tree is not inferior to the density of cast iron. Its bark can withstand gunfire, but it sinks hopelessly in water. It is worth noting that this is not a separate class of trees, but a whole group assembled from different species. It includes several dozen species of plants with unusually dense wood. They can be found on every continent. Moreover, raw materials are used both in the industrial industry and in medical practice.

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What is special about these trees?

It is quite difficult to recognize the "stone" breed of a perennial plant with the naked eye. Especially if they are on the verge of extinction. However, they are characterized by the following features:

• the age of such long-lived people is not less than 2 hundred years;
• wood fiber is resistant to corrosion processes and does not deteriorate under the influence of strong acids;
• the bark contains many tannins that protect their "hosts" from all kinds of parasites, as well as from the rot fungus;
• the log will definitely go under water, since the density of wood is 1 t / m³, taking into account the humidity of 12%, for this reason, such breeds grow quite slowly;
• the height of each exceeds 25 meters, and the girth of the trunk reaches more than 200 cm.

All these properties are necessary for an iron tree to survive in the harshest climatic conditions. Sharp temperature changes in Russia, African drought or humid European climate will not be able to harm this natural phenomenon. Such varieties of trees perfectly adapt to any adverse environment. For this, they are equipped with a considerable number of devices, starting from the unique structure of the trunk / roots and ending with the chemical composition of the bark. In this regard, they are widely used in production:

• furniture;
• building structures;
• cars;
• cosmetics;
• decorative elements;
• underwater equipment.

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HANDLE MATERIAL MAMMUT TOOTH

Mammoth tooth is a rare raw material used to make decorative items, such as knife handles, pistol grips, and jewelry. This is a unique natural element, which can be obtained infrequently, so its cost is quite high.

Today, a mammoth tooth, after a certain processing (stabilization), is widely used by master knifemakers. Stabilization is the process of polymerizing a material under vacuum with or without fat-soluble dyes, while the material is impregnated with polymeric substances through and through.

HANDLE MATERIAL MAMMUT TOOTH

Mammoth tooth is an ornamental material of animal origin. Its exceptional feature is the fact that its source is extinct animals - mammoths. Paleontologists found that they lived on Earth about 10 thousand years ago, and their number was very large. The teeth of mammoths were not permanent, and changed about four times during their lives. Fallen teeth, which modern scientists find during excavations, become the basis for decorative elements, among which there are knife handles.

Due to the long stay in the soil, the material acquired a very unstable structure - the enamel received stone hardness, and the dentin, on the contrary, became loose. But modern material stabilization technologies have helped turn mammoth teeth into an excellent base for creating luxurious knife handles. The polymer composite provides products with resistance to corrosion and moisture, and the natural base gives a unique texture and intricate pattern.

Material Features

Mammoth molars are used to create a variety of products. Outwardly, they look like elephant teeth, but they are much larger and have a different shade. Given the historical value and rarity, the mammoth tusk is especially highly valued, since this animal died out long before our era. The tusks of prehistoric giants can be found not only in paleontological museums, but also on the shelves of jewelry stores, they are used to decorate the interior, they are used to create various decorative elements - of course, not in their original form, but in a processed one.

The age of the material, according to scientists, is 10-40 thousand years. How mammoths lived is not fully understood to date. However, the remains of these giants found by scientists, their bones, teeth, even whole carcasses, allowed scientists to make serious progress in this area of ​​research. The available data made it possible to find out what the appearance of mammals was, what they ate, in what climatic conditions they lived, what kind of behavior they had (for example, they led a herd or solitary existence).

The mammoth ate almost the same as the modern elephant: its diet was plant foods. In the modern world, an animal could eat coniferous plants. They preferred roughage, which they chewed without difficulty with their strong jaws and teeth like large plates. An interesting feature of the mammoth organism was that as the old tooth wore out, a new one grew, which displaced the old one and took its place. Thus, the animal could change its teeth several times in a lifetime. Completely all the teeth changed in about a ten-year interval, and the average life expectancy of a mammoth was 40 years. In other words, one animal could survive on average four complete changes of molars. It is due to this feature that people often find individual worn-out mammoth teeth, but do not meet other traces of it.

Appearance

If you look at the tooth of a mammoth, you can see a heterogeneous surface with ribbed edges. Bone, enamel and soft tissue alternate in this case. The material has a rather complex structure:

its basis is dentin.

The dentin layer is covered with a protective enamel.

It is worth noting that the mammoth had only 4 molars and 2 tusks, which protruded outward and served mainly for self-defense.

After special processing, the molar can be used to make a variety of jewelry products. The density of the material is very high and resembles a stone. In order to process such a product, the master will need to spend a lot of time and effort.

Raw material stabilization

So that the tooth and tusk do not collapse during use and the manufacture of the product from it, stabilization technology is used. This is a critical stage of processing, in which the following technologies are used:

Polycondensation.
vacuum processing.
Application of special dyes.

All voids of the tooth are filled with a polymeric substance, due to which the base acquires reliable protection from climatic influences. Such a product does not deform, cracks do not appear on it, it becomes able to withstand high temperatures. The appearance of the material also changes, becoming more attractive and unique.
 

Before the advent of this technology, mammoth teeth and bones were rarely used for making souvenirs, as they did not have sufficient strength due to the large number of cracks and delaminations inside. In addition, tooth enamel has a high hardness, which, when processed, quickly renders the saw unusable. A stabilized product is much easier to post-process. The mammoth tooth has become especially popular in the manufacture of knife handles. It looks unusual, attractive, and if you add dye, you can create a unique pattern that can give even such a rare thing a special personality.​

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