Thread: Custom knives

Originally Posted by john worthington

hi guys cheers for the comments . tahr the steel is N690 with my standard heat treat and cryo. works good.
nearly got the new workshop up and running just having a light problem got them wired up and they wont go to dark now to chase the problem
cheers john

Can't go wrong with N690. I've tried it on deer. A nice modern fine grained steel, and I think quite stainless? Holds a good edge and not difficult to sharpen. Probably tougher and more forgiving than Elmax which can chip a bit.