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wondering why the steel isn’t mention wink 😉 there’s probably a reason

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looks like a cool axe fox makes some good gear but if your shopping for any blade axe knife etc and they won’t tell u what steel there using that makes me think it’s cheap crap steel because when good or even pretty good steel is used they definitely make sure they tell u so I’m guessing this steel is subpar and would take my 💰 elsewhere
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Just an FYI - this looks like a comment about a specific product, but it was created as a new Talk post. I think maybe this is the drop you were trying to comment on? https://www.massdrop.com/buy/fox-knives-trekking-axe-682m A quick Google search turns this up on the Boker website: https://www.bokerusa.com/axes/trekking-axe-682/m-09fx005 The steel is Sandvik 12C27, I've posted a comparison below to 440C for reference - you can run your own graphs at Zknives.com, which is a super cool website for steel comparisons.
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With axes and hatchets (and cleavers), most manufacturers use a steel and heat treatment that are optimized for toughness to make the blade resistant to chipping with heavy impact; this is a different priority than with thinner blades that have the primary function of cutting/slicing. Anyways, it wasn't omitted on purpose - Normally, if you spot a missing spec and post in the discussion for that product, a buyer will research as needed and add it. Hope this info helps, thanks for posting.
darigo1981
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Feb 4, 2019
JonasHeinemandecent mid grade steel thanx for info
SevenSins
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Jan 19, 2019
They don’t tell you the steel because they’re never gonna be able to carry them. Serge has made it clear he’s never going to do a production line of the orbits. He let spyderco make a collab knife that’s similarl
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