FIRE knife handmade by the master of the GARAGE ART studio, Steel ® N690™ 60-61 HRC

SPECIFICATIONS:

The name of the knife - FIRE knife handmade by the master of the GARAGE ART studio (Nazar Boyko), buy and order in Ukraine (Steel ® N690™ 60-61 HRC)
Knife type: Fixed blade
Brand: Studio of exclusive handmade knives GARAGE ART

Steel brand: Blade - Bohler N690 martensitic, cobalt-alloyed steel, manufactured by Bohler-Uddeholm AG
Steel sheet: All-cast, mounting - overlays, fultang
Blade Sharpening Angle: 36' Degree Pointed
Downs: Straight, longitudinal doloter (doll, fuller) - reducing the weight of the cutting product, for example, a bottom saber reduces its weight by almost 30%; reduction of the friction surface; aesthetics or even tradition - everyone will agree that this removal gives the knife a different look; the possibility of correcting the balancing of the knife)
Reduction: 0.4-0.5 mm
Blade hardness: 60-61 HRC
Total length: 250 mm
Blade length: 130 mm
Blade width: 36mm
Blade thickness: 4.5 mm
Handle length: 120mm
Handle thickness: 21mm
Blade Grinding: Blade finish is machine satin followed by artistic etching in iron chloride.
Back and bolster material: Made of G 10
Handle material: G-10 pads, black-blue, attached to stainless ties. Paracord lanyard. (Beads can be added if desired).
Handle color: Black and blue
Handle Impregnation:  None
Handle finish: Grinding
Lace hole (for lanyard): Yes
Scabbards: 4.0 mm natural vegetable tanned leather, treated with appretura for protection against water and impregnated with protective solutions, fat wax impregnation, stitched with waxed thread. Manual embossing and artistic design of the invoice - manual work. Finish with Apretura. Free suspension

Model: FIRE knife handmade by the master of the GARAGE ART studio (Nazar Boyko), buy and order in Ukraine (Steel ® N690™ 60-61 HRC)
Model number: 011
Country of birth: Ukraine
Master: Master Nazar Boyko, "GARAGE ART" knife studio, Lviv, Ukraine. Studio of exclusive handmade knives GARAGE ART
Best use: Multi-purpose: hunting, fishing, tourism, household - cutting, 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 open and use very carefully. We are not responsible for injuries related to 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, upon confirmation of your order we will inform you about the availability or time of readiness of the product. The product may differ slightly from the one shown in the photo.

 Features of steel N690

Martensitic alloy steel N690 is produced by the corporation  Vohleg-Uddeholm Gmbh & Co. , which has its enterprises in Austria, Germany, South and North America. The second name of the alloy is Austrian cobalt stainless steel. Due to its high quality and operational characteristics and advantages, it is successfully implemented in many countries of the world for the manufacture of knives and other purposes.
Steel is produced by electroslag smelting technology. It has a uniformly distributed carbide structure of the crystal lattice in the absence of harmful impurities. As a result of heat treatment and forging, the impact toughness of the material increases without loss of hardness. The presence of alloying additives in the chemical composition of steel ensures resistance to corrosion.

Field of application
Steel is recognized as a good material for the serial production of long and tactical knives, the technical characteristics of which allow operation in difficult and extreme conditions. Blades made of N690 steel are able to withstand not only longitudinal, but also strong lateral loads when acting on bends and twists.
Due to its resistance to corrosion and aggressive environments, steel is used in the manufacture of diving knives, harpoons for spearfishing and other sports equipment.
This steel is used in the manufacture of knives by such well-known European brands as Vokeg, Spyderco, Vepshmade and Echthema Ratio. The manufactured blades have excellent cutting properties, are strong, durable, sharpen well and hold an edge. The presence of alloying elements in the composition ensured high corrosion resistance while maintaining plasticity. If necessary, there is a possibility of thermal hardening up to 60 NKR.

The technical and physical characteristics of the alloy allow it to be used in mechanical engineering for the manufacture of tools, milling cutters, drills, bearing parts and critical components operating under high mechanical loads. The steel is highly wear resistant and can be heat treated.
Resistance to the effects of moisture and chemicals allows the use of steel in the food and pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture of cutting tools and grinders. At the same time, the ecological purity of the material and the complete absence of impurities are taken into account.
ANALOGUES
According to its composition, steel N690 is a close analogue of Russian steel 95X18, German X102SgMo17, Japanese / (3-10 and A115-10, French 2100СО17, American 440 С. In Sweden, an analogue of Sandvic 12С27 is produced.
STORAGE
Steel N690 contains:
■ 1.08% carbon (C), which gives the material hardness and increases strength;
■ 17.3% chromium (Cg) to obtain anti-corrosion properties, increase wear resistance and change hardening conditions;
■ 1.1% molybdenum (Mo) to reduce brittleness, increase plasticity and resistance to high temperatures;
■ 0.1% vanadium (V) to increase metal elasticity and inertness to the action of aggressive environments;
■ 1.5% cobalt (Co) increases heat resistance and improves mechanical properties;
■ 0.4% manganese (Mp) increases hardness;
■ 0.4% silicon (5|) to improve alloy stability and increase wear resistance.
The presence of cobalt in the chemical composition of the metal makes the crystal structure of N690 more uniform and resistant to mechanical loads.

PROS AND CONS OF N690 STEEL FOR KNIVES
The use of Austrian N690 steel allows the production of high-quality stainless knives for various purposes. Due to its physical and technical properties, the material is well processed, capable of heat treatment, is not prone to corrosion and is sold at an affordable price.
5*ee1 N690 is one of the best alloys for making beautiful wear-resistant blades. Simple sharpening and long-term preservation of the sharpness of the edge make use simple and convenient. You will never regret buying or making a knife from this steel.

Types of deliveries
The high quality of Wohler N690 steel is ensured by the use of a unique rolling technology developed by the manufacturer. Metal sheets are subjected to repeated hot processing with rolling in the longitudinal and transverse direction. After that, the material is cold cut into strips.
N690 steel is supplied to the rolled metal market in the form of steel strips with a thickness of 3-5 mm, a width of 20-50 mm and a length of 250 to 1000 mm, especially for the manufacture of knives. The cross-section of the strips is rectangular or with a prepared longitudinal bevel, which eliminates the need for blacksmithing when making the blade. The steel may or may not have previous heat treatment.
All of this is very convenient, as it does not require operations to cut large sheets, allows you to accurately determine the amount of required material and reduces the amount of waste.
Strips are sold individually. The price depends on the geometric dimensions of the product, thickness and types of preliminary factory processing. For the products of the metalworking industry, the supply of a sheet with a thickness of 2-8 mm of the size declared in the contract is carried out. If necessary, you can order any analogue of steels of type N690. Sheet metal is sold by weight.

A large number of different types of wood are used for the manufacture of knife handles, such as Karelian birch, bubinga, wenge, stabilized hornbeam, paduk, elk horn, sapele, palisander, birch and others. Any knife, even the best, no matter how strong it is. It will be of little use for practical use if it has a bad handle. The formula of a good knife = a blade made of reliable and durable steel + a handle that fits comfortably in the hand and is made of the right material. A knife with a birch handle is good for fishing, and a wooden handle is better for hunting, a horn knife will cool your hand without gloves during winter hunting. Let's take a closer look at the most popular types of wood.

Stabilized hornbeam imitates the texture of ebony wood. Ebony is one of the most valuable species of wood growing in Africa. The high price is due to the rarity of the breed, the fact that the wood has a large amount of sapwood (the layer of wood between the bark and the core), which allows you to use only about 30% of the trunk for products. In addition, ebony is prone to cracking, which is unacceptable for a knife handle. Black hornbeam, thanks to impregnation with resins, repeats the texture of ebony and is not prone to cracking, in addition, hornbeam handles are extremely strong due to the high density of the wood, which makes it an ideal material for making knife handles in black color.

In the photo (left-right): ironwood, resin-stabilized hornbeam bar, stabilized hornbeam handles.

Wenge  is a tropical type of wood that is often used to make knife handles, not only because of its beautiful structure, but also because of its physical properties. It is characterized by an extremely coarse texture with straight veins. It has extremely high impact resistance, which will allow the handle to last as long as the knife blade. Resistant to decay. The color scheme can vary greatly from golden brown to dark brown with black veins, for the manufacture of knife handles blanks from the core of the trunk are used.

Bubinga or otherwise African rosewood  has a beautiful and extremely rich structure with beautiful veins of pink and red. For handles, sapwood is suitable as a core, in this case, the only difference will be the color, the sapwood is several shades lighter. Extremely dense (from 800 to 960 kg/m3) and heavy type of wood, but Bubing handles look solid and solid. Not prone to cracking, good resistance to moisture and fungus.

Paduk  is an extremely common tree in the southern hemisphere. One of the most water-resistant types of wood (when in contact with the soil, it can last an average of 25 years), it is well suited to knives for fishing, hunting in rainy and humid weather, because it does not slip in the hand, even when wet.

In the photo (left-right) handles made of: bubingu, wenge, paduka.

One of the oldest materials for making knife handles is  bone and animal horns . Like wood, the material is natural, moose horn is most often used for knife handles. A very difficult material for processing compared to wood, but sheepskin is worth the effort, the handles are exclusive and not similar to each other, if a huge number of handles can be made from a tree trunk, then a very limited number can be made from the horn of one moose.

When ordering a knife with a handle made of elk horn, it is worth understanding that it may differ slightly from the one you see in the photo, here, as with human fingerprints, no two are exactly the same.

The only disadvantage of this material can probably be considered only the inconvenience of using it for hunting in winter, in the cold the horn handle gets very cold and it will be very uncomfortable to hold it with a bare hand.

Birch  is practical and convenient as a material for the handle, its main advantage will be that the handle does not slip in the hand, even if a large amount of water has fallen on it. Well, of course, birch is native to us, not wood from Africa and the tropics. Birch typically contains a large amount of tar, which gives it disinfectant properties and protects it from rotting, no parasites and fungi will take root on birch. Extremely good material, for fishing knives, a small knife with a birch handle, can stay afloat after entering the water.

Sapale  is another type of wood originally from Africa. Extremely beautiful palette structure from light pink to reddish-brown color. It is not prone to cracking and has a high hardness, from 4.1 to 4.5 Brinell units. All types of wood presented on the site are great for making knife handles and mostly the choice of a knife with a specific handle has an aesthetic value, depending on your personal preferences.

In the photo (left-right) handles made of: elk horn, birch, sappel.

Handles can also be made of several types of wood, with "senvdych" inserts next to the guard of the knife, or in the middle of the handle. All types of wood presented on the site are great for making knife handles and mostly the choice of a knife with a specific handle has an aesthetic value, depending on your personal preferences.

G10 — in handmade knives: quality, style, modernity

What kind of material is this?

G10 is a light and hard material characterized by a textured surface and special practicality. It is used to create handles on various types of knives - complex and integral, with additional elements.

The basis is a compound reinforced under pressure with fiberglass. The fibrous structure gives the material rigidity. In order to increase the important operational characteristics during the manufacture of handles, special strengthening chemical compounds are additionally added to the composition. The material is non-combustible, has higher strength characteristics - for bending, tearing and impact.

G10 is formed in layers. This allows you to paint the overlay in one or more colors, creating interesting visual effects of the product's multi-layering. Outwardly, it resembles  micarta  — another popular material from which RoS handmade knife covers are made

Features of the production of linings with G10

Most manufacturers subject finished G10 pads to sandblasting, which exposes the structure of the fiberglass. As a result, the handle acquires a rough surface, which prevents slipping in the hand and ensures comfortable and safe use of knives. After the finishing treatment, the surface of the pad may become dull. To restore a bright, spectacular appearance at the last stage of production, it is covered with oil or polished.

The craftsman uses G10 handle pads with various knife steels - ATS 34, CPM154CM, D2, 440C, CPM S30V, 40X13.

Advantages of the material

This modern material has the following advantages:

• easily withstands flexibility and stretching loads;
• has resistance to shock loads;
• does not absorb moisture;
• differs in high density;
• resistant to radiation and chemicals;
• has low electrical conductivity;
• does not dry out and does not deform;
• resistant to high temperatures.

Another advantage of this material is an excellent ratio of mechanical strength and light weight. This makes it possible to obtain strong linings with good operational characteristics that do not burden the knives.

High-quality and original inserts made of G10 became a wonderful decoration of exclusive and unique knives of the workshop 

High-quality and original steel inserts are a wonderful decoration of exclusive and unique knives   Studio of exclusive handmade knives GARAGE ART in Ukraine (Ukraine), which offers to order and buy in the online store https://knife.net.ua or by phone. . +380961711010