Knife Steel

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I really don't have any steel alloy info you. It may be you have to dig deep for it if you really want to know.
York Cutlery Co. was a one man import business starting with German knifes but later Japan and he had both low end and quality knifes so the one you have may be anything. The important thing is that knife has been with you all these years and has done its job. Its history and memories are priceless to you. As it should be - I get that!

Yes, that is the truth! I have searched the net for info on it, not much out there unfortunately. Still, it's been a good knife and I've enjoyed having it! Thanks for your input!

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Your knife appears to have a bit of patina so I would guess a carbon steel as opposed to a stainless steel blade. As waco suggest something like 1095 would be comparable.

Yeah, it will rust if not cared for. Easy to sharpen, holds a good edge but needs a touch up "mid-deer" when butchering. This blade has really soured me on stainless steel blades. I can never get a SS knife as sharp as I can this one.

[Cap'n Morgan]

I wanted to try and make my own knife for as long as I can remember. Finally got around to it last year, and made two; one for my hunting buddy and one for myself (most of the job was done using CAD & a CNC mill, so knife #2 wasn't much extra work). The steel is Uddeholm's Elmax hardened to 60 HRC.

The plan was to have a pro make the sheaths, but I decided to give it a try myself and it was actually easier than I thought (although a professionel knife maker would probably chuckle if he saw the result). The belt loop is stitched to the backside of the sheath, keeping the knife riding high when worn on the right hip, and allowing you to sit down without the knife getting in the way.

[tazman]

I wanted to try and make my own knife for as long as I can remember. Finally got around to it last year, and made two; one for my hunting buddy and one for myself (most of the job was done using CAD & a CNC mill, so knife #2 wasn't much extra work). The steel is Uddeholm's Elmax hardened to 60 HRC.

The plan was to have a pro make the sheaths, but I decided to give it a try myself and it was actually easier than I thought (although a professionel knife maker would probably chuckle if he saw the result). The belt loop is stitched to the backside of the sheath, keeping the knife riding high when worn on the right hip, and allowing you to sit down without the knife getting in the way.

I really like that blade design. It would be useful for a lot of different things.

[starnbar]

I have used old files to make several blades they all hold an edge fairly well just keep em oiled and all is fine.