An affordable tungsten carbide knife

[Saltwater60]

These seem really freaking cool. I like the carbon fiber one. At $300 it’s pricey but in reach. 71 hardness and flexible is insane to me. Look really cool. Very thin and light weight to. If anyone has one or gets one post a review. I want some gun and hunting stuff first but plan to buy one maybe next year.
Affordable Tungsten Carbide Knife From Sandrin – SHOT Show 2019

 

[kev74]

Carbide is usually very brittle. I'm curious as to how they make it flexible, especially with the blade so thin.

 

[av8r]

Hmmm...looks like I made it in my shed. No thanks!

 

[Curmudgeon]

Interesting

 

[Uzi]

That looks like garbage to be honest. Tungsten carbide is very hard, and a fun material to use on knives, but knife makers including myself can carbidize one side of an edge instead. Carbidizing is essentially plasma arc welding the carbide metal onto the surface by use of an electrified engraving tool set to DC voltage. This allows the metal edge to wear away normally as it should, but then exposes the carbide which will allow you to not have to sharpen the knife for a much, much longer time. Push cutting is somewhat substituted by very fine micro serrations that cut many materials much better that would otherwise wear an edge quickly. It also means you only have to sharpen one side of the blade only after extensive use far surpassing that of a typical steel. I do this with almost every knife I make. Not a new concept to use tungsten carbide. The idea of using a solid very thin piece of tungsten carbide is not really very good for a pocket knife because the material is not tough enough for the use it SHOULD be able to do. If you want a tungsten carbide blade, get the razor blade packs for sale that are bonded with a steel body with the carbide edge for cutting boxes and stuff.

 

[Acer-m14]

when i hear Tungsten carbide i just think hard n brittle .. would snap like a file under stress ..

 

[masterswimmer]

Looked intriguing. Read a review. Not as impressive as I'd have liked to see. Read the review:

Sandrin TCK 416

"Conclusion : I'm happy about this addition to my collection. It's a cool and exotic piece with a very unusual blade material. But realistically this TCK 416 does not make a lot of sense. The usability is poor due to the very thin handle and the stiff action. Yes the edge is amazing and the blade material is an impressive technology but for an EDC knife I think a good steel is a better and much more versatile option than this tungsten carbide blade."

 

[Saltwater60]

Looked intriguing. Read a review. Not as impressive as I'd have liked to see. Read the review:

Sandrin TCK 416

"Conclusion : I'm happy about this addition to my collection. It's a cool and exotic piece with a very unusual blade material. But realistically this TCK 416 does not make a lot of sense. The usability is poor due to the very thin handle and the stiff action. Yes the edge is amazing and the blade material is an impressive technology but for an EDC knife I think a good steel is a better and much more versatile option than this tungsten carbide blade."

Thanks. I’m over it. Seems like a good and valid review. I agree looking at the blade design it’s and expensive box opener.