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Someone called us out for not posting enough pictures and updates here. Please visit (and Like) our Facebook page at http://facebook.com/SummitMaterials for more regular updates and a ton of pictures. Thanks!
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Cools pics of some SM-100 Tom Mayo blanks pre and post-heat treat – he’s one of the few we know that do all grinding after heat treat!
Mayo’s blanks pre-heat treat.
Mayo’s blanks post-heat treat.
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And now here are Duane’s SM-100 HIPTiNite fixed blades before and after heat treat. We hope to have a picture of the finished products in a few weeks to share with you as well.
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Our dear friend Duane Dwyer of Strider Knives shipped us some SM-100 folders and fixed blades to heat treat for him. Here’s a before and after of the folders – fixed blades to follow soon. Not sure anyone can compete with Duane’s grinds!
Folders pre-heat treat
Dwyer SM-100 folders post-heat treat.
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A prototype SM-100 (HIPTiNite) Duane Dwyer blade unveiled at this year’s SHOT Show. This is why he is the King!
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It was a long time coming, but finally got a prototype Dama-Ti piece out to Les. We changed the process about 180 degrees, but pushed these parts through since they are quite cool.
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A cool SM-100 picture showed up at USN recently of two Calavera Cutlery El Patron’s and a Tom Mayo classic.
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We are quite excited to show off Tom Mayo’s first SM-100 creation, which is wicked sharp!
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We wrapped up our five month 3.5% salt water corrosion tests – pictures speak for themselves.
Samples right before being removed from the solution.
Right after removing from solution – the waves on the SM-100 are due to using an as-rolled sampled.
Close-up of S30V and 440C “stainless” after scrubbing rust off.
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We had the opportunity to heat treat a really cool SM-100 knife from Wane Ward. Here are the before and after heat treat shots.
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