Bushwalk Australia

Hi Guys,
A quickie - I'm noticing a lot of Titanium gear out these day - spoons, sporks, butter knives, pots, etc... but I've yet to see a Titanium hunting knife/utility knife - there are plenty of titanium coated steel blades... but no full 100% titanium blades...

Is there a reason? does titanium not hold an edge like steel? am I not looking in the right spot?

Cheers,
Richard

It doesn't have great edge holding ability.
There are one or two knives using an oxide coating on one edge which produces self sharpening edge-but it is micro serrated and better for slicing.

http://www.kestrelknives.com/shop/sul-t ... tralighter

This is one of the available products.

icefest wrote:http://www.kestrelknives.com/shop/sul-ti-mini-ultralighter

This is one of the available products.

Is it flexy?

I'm still waiting for titanium gaiters, pants and scrub gloves. It would be wonderful to have clothing and gear that can survive Tassie scrub & rocks.

Just wait a while, if we can weave stainless steel cloth titanium can only be a generation away, be great for shark proof wet suits and stab vests

Metals are old hat. Carbon nano tubes, buckyballs and other man made technologies are the way forward!

The future is not looking too bright for buckyballs http://gizmodo.com/how-buckyballs-fell-apart-1609183224

Best dust off the tin pannikin again!

Moondog55 wrote:Just wait a while, if we can weave stainless steel cloth titanium can only be a generation away, be great for shark proof wet suits and stab vests

We already have woven dyneema and kevlar fabrics. I believe the 280gsm UHMWPE fabric would be some tough stuff. I expect it'd stand up to most conditions, it's not water proof but we can laminate to solve that.

Empty wrote:The future is not looking too bright for buckyballs http://gizmodo.com/how-buckyballs-fell-apart-1609183224

Best dust off the tin pannikin again!

Wrong sort of buckyball

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene

I know mate. Just have a good natured dig. Know all about mr fuller.

What's your tip on pork bellies?

There are numerous companies that are making Titanium knives, most diving knives are made from Titanium.
This company is the one I know that make TOP quality knives:
http://www.missionknives.com/index.php/why-titanium

Empty wrote:I know mate. Just have a good natured dig. Know all about mr fuller.

What's your tip on pork bellies?

Pork bellies? Not really a fan to be honest. Much prefer beef.

Love a good pork belly.

north-north-west wrote:I'm still waiting for titanium gaiters, pants and scrub gloves. It would be wonderful to have clothing and gear that can survive Tassie scrub & rocks.

The wait is over, Vargo recently started adding Titanium to his apparel line http://www.vargooutdoors.com/apparel.html unfortunately it is not a body armour for the Tasmanian bush...

Brian is investing a lot on this. Chemically it is not a new science, there are fabrics treated with silver powder but it seems titanium is superior and the production process is less heavy on the environment

Rico wrote:

north-north-west wrote:I'm still waiting for titanium gaiters, pants and scrub gloves. It would be wonderful to have clothing and gear that can survive Tassie scrub & rocks.

The wait is over, Vargo recently started adding Titanium to his apparel line http://www.vargooutdoors.com/apparel.html unfortunately it is not a body armour for the Tasmanian bush...

Brian is investing a lot on this. Chemically it is not a new science, there are fabrics treated with silver powder but it seems titanium is superior and the production process is less heavy on the environment

Wow, i'll be interested to see if this is all gimmick or so truth.

Aztec wrote:Is there a reason? does titanium not hold an edge like steel? am I not looking in the right spot?

Edge holding is limited, and then when it comes to sharpening you would be there FOREVER without a mechanical sharpening tool of some descript.

Dive knives exist in Ti because the need to hold that fine edge is not as strong as the need to have a strong blade that can be used for prying.