Some Handmade Custom Work with CPM 15V "Thin to Win"

BBB

[@zackherlick9175]

BBB custom heat treat 15V thin AF... That's the definition of high performance.

[@queefersutherland8495]

Sure you have heard this but have you thought about sending one of your knives to dbk. I feel like they would be amazed. I've always felt like you were the man when it comes to crazy strong and sharp knives.

[@REKKnives]

Yep, thin edges are key. Cliff Stamp (RIP) had so much influence in my career as a knife maker it's crazy haha, from wet grinding to thin BTE thickness. Anyway great video, thanks for sharing 👊

[@kevinAuman1]

Yeah that's crazy that he was murdered he was a very intelligent man and quite helpful also, I managed to buy the orange and black handle gavko knifechette from him and he didn't want one penny for it for himself rather he had me make a donation to a charity he had set up to help troubled youth... R.I.P. Cliff you're a legend in the knife community and this blade I have is now priceless I'd never part with it...

[@PotatoCheese]

@@kevinAuman1 murdered? First I'm hearing anything like this.

[@jdisdetermined]

@@kevinAuman1 murdered?

[@kevinAuman1]

@@jdisdetermined a quick Google search of how cliff stamp died will tell you all you need to know

[@jdisdetermined]

@@kevinAuman1 yeah, I did right after. 😣

[@fightingusik4265]

Awesome as always Shawn. If your Spydie collab is even in the zip code as this I'll be a happy camper!

[@cis6mod]

I love it all. Optimized HTed monster steel, super-thin geometry, and awesome knife design. It is hard to achieve and needs lots of BBB’s time and sweat, but we all know, it is priceless. 🔥🔥🔥

[@BLADESANDFADESOFFICIAL]

That’s a beautiful grind, awesome work brother! Always impressed with your craftsmanship! 👊🏼

[@dmw_cutlery]

I just sharpened a blade that I heat treated this weekend in cpm-s90v at 65.5hrc......and I found it so easy to do, you're right, when you has an extremely well-done heat treatment, all steels sharpen much more easily

[@lukuscarter3563]

That Magnacut vid is what got my attention about your channel. And then this, I had to sub. I’m glad I found you Bruh. Nice work indeed. Your stoking the fire of the buzz in new discoveries of knife hardness and edge retention. I had to sub.

[@trentsapp731]

The best getting better, I think it's awesome that so much progression and improvements have come in such a short time, with people like you and LT pushing the envelope! Keep it up Bear, I'm proud of you.

[@the_sharp_carpenter]

Bomb heat treat is truely a dream to sharpen! First times I dialed in AEB-L to 63.5-64 the burr blew my mind. Cut easily as it wasn't trying to mush out of the way, just standing firm being cut. Keep up the good work!

[@dimmacommunication]

Would you share the HT or is it personal?

[@the_sharp_carpenter]

@@dimmacommunication 1475f pre-quench, 1975f austenizing plate quench, LN2, comes out around 63~ 300° temper jumps the hardness up a bit. Soak times affect the final hardness as well

[@dimmacommunication]

@@the_sharp_carpenter unfortunately LN2 would be too much for me... sucks 🙈

[@the_sharp_carpenter]

@@dimmacommunication freezer or dry ice, anything is better than nothing

[@dimmacommunication]

@@the_sharp_carpenter Yeah I know man 👍😁 but I've read that AEB-L needs LN2 more than others ( for example 14c28n ). Will try in the future :)

[@johnmaher4431]

Love these videos where do you get to see anything like this on youtube!so informative 👏

[@michaelcheshareck3275]

I need to have one of my 15V Manix 2’s reground to .005”-.007” behind the edge. I have several knives that thin and they are absolute lasers made for cutting. You just have to know the limitations and know how to cut straight when dealing with super thin edges. But they sharpen in no time flat and cut so much better than a typical .025” factory thick edge that it is hard to go back to thicker knives after you are used to the thin edges.

[@edwardhance3894]

I prefer it when you explain everything in your videos. Great video.

[@AaronJohnson1979]

That 14° bevel looked like a micro bevel it’s so thin behind the edge. I bet you could perform surgery with that thing. Great information great video thank you

[@donhavoc]

Love your work/research and love this video! Keep bringing it, man! 🤙

[@breoganlopez3943]

nice to hear you again!!!and what a lovely bevel,very very cool

[@timonsa]

Amazing work Shawn, keep sacrificing those belts!

[@thecookseye7383]

Yesss 🙌 grind is everything when it comes to actual cutting performance.

[@jcoolG192]

Oh hell yeah, love these vids! Keep em coming!

[@chriswebb3018]

Wish more makes would make more high performance knives like your self. Seems to me that most makers are making pretty art pieces and neglecting the performance part.

[@FearNoSteel]

Its harder than it looks to do. Making a quality knife in any form or focus is challenging in itself so mad respect to anyone that makes and sells anything.

[@profesorEDC]

Awesome Shawn, I keep on learning from you brother and really appreciate it.👌👍🙏

[@glockgaston2922]

Badass work brother 🔥🔥🔥 thanks for sharing 👊👊

[@EastCoastMan603]

I really appreciate your work man. That manix 2 seems…superb. I’ve watched your videos in the past but got lost in the shuffle. I wish knife “guys” (more like bros) would talk about this more instead of the latest and most mediocre Chinese made ceramic caged bearings nonsense. Great work man. They 15v has me tuning in.

[@stevenlachance8576]

Nice to see you’ve made a living out of this

[@gaberoo9099]

Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing. Any update on the Spyderco collab?

[@Barryhatchet]

Wow! Amazing knife

[@Cycletroll]

Beautiful Shawn! Carbide monster scalpel!

[@jamesgosling4303]

Outstanding. Hope to own one or more of your knives in the future…! (I always miss them and the stones on your site…!) Thrilled you’re doing a colab. with spyderco!

[@JusttheEdge]

Can't wait for the Spyderco BBB collab because I can't afford your custom work.

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Is that actually happening?

[@Mastermindyoung14]

@@lindboknifeandtool according to Sal Glesser it is!

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

Well that’s the most exciting thing in the knife world I’ve heard in quite a while. Bound to be awesome. Especially if it’s one of the made in America models👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@fightingusik4265]

@@sweetdrahthaar7951 It isn't one of the Made in America models, it is an ALL NEW Made in America model complete with Shawn's Heat Treat protocol. Sal has described it as "a special piece" and it has a spot in the production queue.

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

@@fightingusik4265 Whatever you want to call it, if it comes to fruition, I’ll want one because I’m a fan of big brown 🐻

[@StevEDC_UK]

First time watching any of your vids,very impressed with your little lesson.. looking forward to watching more.p.s I think you should see if Jerad @Neevesknives will do a live with you as I would love to hear real talk with you both about steel and sharpening

[@nandayane]

I enjoy this content. Triple B 15V an apex predator in it’s natural environment.

[@MsKatiepeter]

Hell yeah Shawn, just how I like them

[@mwedmonds]

Looks sweet dude!

[@seedeebun]

Great I’ll take one, thanks 😂 seriously though are your books open haha

[@JustCantGetRight]

"thick monstrosity" My knife taste is slightly insulted, lol.

[@adanma17]

Lmao, yeeted those belts 🤣😂

[@holdernewtshesrearin5471]

I'm impressed, brother. That's a consistent grind to maintain a bur that's likely less than .001" thick and several inches long! That tells me you've got a good rigid grinder setup and you work slowly and precisely. And yes, there's much to be said for your heat treating abilities as well. Having a thin strip of steel in the high 60s RCH is no small feat. Everything about that blade oozes consistency and quality. Think I might have to become a customer, bro. If I send you a design, can you duplicate it? Basically a very simple handle with a 5.5" clip point blade preferably in 3V. Nice and thin, flat grind from .165" stock.

[@michaelshults7675]

Nice work, BBB! I have a question regarding sharpening, if you don't mind me asking. I dont own any exotic steels yet, but i love sharpening. Okay its seems when i stop at say fine India (Norton) remember i am only at simple steels, i have a sharp grabby and sticky edge with lots of aggression and it will and can whittle coarse beard hair. Anyways when i go to refine (but not over refine, but limited amount of strokes for the toothy polished edge)on say a fine ceramic or a translucent Arky, it seems like my edge goes backwards in sharpness?? Some say if you over polish an edge (knife)you loose that 'bite' , but i am not over polishing it. Even if i did (over polish a knife) I don't understand even if compared to a thicker straight razor (like a wedgy grind) i can go up to 20k then 0.25um on strops and i still have a grabbing sticky edge thats sharp as he** and gives a smooth comfortable shave. Typically a regular traditional pocket knives that are thinly ground are say 10 thou behind the edge, and a wedgy razor is roughly 7-8thou. Could you help me explain what am doing wrong??

[@durrdoydurrdoy5512]

Cutting edge technology

[@Tr33fiddy]

God damn master right here.

[@bjornegan6421]

With all your experience, study, and knowledge, if you were to suggest one folding knife for a guy who doesn't want to buy two knives, trying to find some kind of balance between slicy and 'hard use', what would you recommend? if it is over $200, could you recommend one below as well? my mindset behind the purpose of carrying is: this knife will do a great job cutting anything that needs to be cut, will last as long as the blade exists from sharpening, but wont break if needed to do something sorta dumb from time to time. i can get a microtech socom for 200 ish, and realizing the blade is not good geometry, i'm quite tempted. i have no clue what steel in general would be best.

[@FearNoSteel]

I wouldn't worry about steel, plenty of those knives in that price range you're going to come with a quality steel and since it sounds like you want durability that has more to do with geometry than steel. All of those knives will be plenty thick enough. If you need more durability you can thicken the edge angle or vice versa.

[@oceanwaves83]

Hard to beat a cruwear pm2 for an all around EDC. if you need extra beef, there's always the Shaman. Cruwear is semi-stainless, tough, easy to sharpen, and the edge retention is far from poor. The compression lock is very user friendly and strong. But nothing production will be as good as customs like in this video.

[@lo_que3827]

A thing of beauty 🔥

[@bjornegan6421]

Do you know of any issue with ingesting the small diamonds that are used in the sprays, compounds, and stones?

[@szannino1]

Awesome!!

[@steeltoez8345]

I concur with custom dialed in heat treat being a joy to sharpen. Esp when the geometry is set to lazer, not fat phuck😁😁. Basically its cheating when all the stars are aligned its that easy. That 15V is lookin sweet metal maestro 👍.

[@Shanes_Sharp_Sheet]

Learned so much from you, Michael Christie, and SSS over the years, and can I say apostleP ? Lol, but for sure the late great cliff stamp. I honestly can't remember if I read this, or fukn dreamed it, but will you be collaborating with spyderco?

[@johnnyutah565]

Love ur content

[@knivesandstuff]

Your patience must be heroic to grind those steels 🤣 thin is the way to be

[@jamestolleson7054]

Ceramic belt?

[@johnmaher4431]

I agree 👍

[@mr.e9017]

Where do I buy one of your knives?

[@bobhabsolute4995]

What kind of wizardry is that??? Big Brown Bear kind… what else?

[@MaulBlast]

Yes 🤘🏼

[@bobhabsolute4995]

Would you recommend to wait before buying one of your knife to someone with poor to average sharpening skills? I always felt that there was no point to buy such a magnificent knife if you are going to ruin the edge the first time you would sharpen it.

[@FearNoSteel]

Can't ruin it sharpening on a good stone, can scratch the finish, sure, but its not going to explode. I recommend my work to anyone that can appreciate what goes into it and wants to experience something special.

[@kennethprice4843]

@@FearNoSteel Do You sharpen other peoples knives? If so, do you have a price list? Thanks, Ray

[@kmopm777]

Question out of curiosity. How hard is that knife?

[@FearNoSteel]

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[@oceanwaves83]

That knife would probably skin a dozen deer before you even had to check the edge LOL. Given you didn't hit bone

[@burtjoubert]

Nice one Shawn. You working for Spyderco now bro? Saw you in the Shot Show footage.

[@FearNoSteel]

I have a collaboration knife/project with Spyderco. I'll share more when the time comes

[@burtjoubert]

@@FearNoSteel Nice one, that's gonna be a winner.

[@Apalm12]

Man where are the axe videos we need them back more axe videos with velvicut boys axe I won’t to see it in action and the old Kelly perfect

[@guynamedjohn69]

I enjoy this content

[@philipp594]

Why do you not rough grind it first, when annealed, then harden it and do the last little bit? Would it shatter during hardening? Or bend?

[@FearNoSteel]

How about I ask you, do you think that having areas of thicker and thinner on the blade would change how the same time and temperature are affecting the different sized areas during austenitizing and cooling? Also do you think there would be concerns about decarburization and warping? There must be a good reason why I am willing to spend more time and money to grind from full thickness eh?

[@philipp594]

@@FearNoSteel There is also benefits to differential hardening. That's why I am asking why, you made the choice. I have not worked with this steel.

[@FearNoSteel]

This is an air hardening steel so you can't differentially heat treat it like you're thinking with a oil or water hardening steel. If I had a quarter inch of 1084 of course I would have to grind it before heat treating because the steel is so shallow hardening it wouldn't harden all the way through at that thickness. I'm trying to do something very specific with this heat treatment on the 15v and it doesn't have any shallow hardening issues, nor is it 1/4 in, nor will it differentially harden, nor is differential hardening important for the edge performance.

[@joekasperek1086]

Good stuff, thx man

[@johnbowen5336]

Secret to grinding 15V: Lots of belts and a bad attitude! But mostly lots and lots of belts. Did you know Kizer in Chyyyyna is doing 10V for Blade HQ exclusives? Yeah, I ordered one. Because I haven't sharpened 10V yet. That's just the sort of knife collector I am. At the price point I sincerely doubt it's anywhere near the hardness you offer though.

[@FearNoSteel]

Never buy the names of things and never buy something from someone who can't afford to do it right.

[@nandayane]

It will be interesting to see how their 10V tests, at the price I would imagine that they run it soft to keep belt wear and manufacturing hours down. With a lot of high wear resistant steels in cheaper knives, it seems like you are buying a racehorse, but one that’s been starved nearly to death and not exercised while being raised. It’s technically a racehorse, but it won’t perform like one in a race. Custom makers and companies like spyderco charge a premium, but really they are the only places to get some steels being run close to their full potential. Triple B runs all his steels to their fullest potential.

[@breakingthematrix9]

Sean, I’ve being having these dreams of God level blades. I’ve been watching your videos and learning cool info, techniques and designs. I’d like to share some ideas with you and collaborate. If you’re interested, just reach out. Later brother.

[@rustyknifelover4463]

That's amazing

[@holdmybeer9193]

What does that knife cost?

[@FearNoSteel]

R&D+Cost of materials + time

[@holdmybeer9193]

@@FearNoSteel what I need to send for a down payment I’ll go with one.

[@FearNoSteel]

www.triplebhandmade.com

[@JimiJamesIII]

👍😎

[@X8X8X6X4X]

Are you not worried about nickel poisoning or heavy metal poisoning? Great knives.

[@FearNoSteel]

Brown Bear will be fine. Thanks

[@false-set]

Do want!

[@housevollmer9106]

Is 12* inclusive too thick too be a laser??

[@FearNoSteel]

Yeah way too thick, should be 1° inclusive 😂

[@housevollmer9106]

@@FearNoSteel .5 per side full flat by hand proprietary alloy hardens over 100HRC with 48% carbides 🤣 the pursuit isn’t over until we make a chemistry that will tolerate it...

[@FearNoSteel]

@@housevollmer9106 Rookie numbers man, no match for a knife constructed of pure spiritual energy beyond the comprehension of our corporeal existence. Are you ready to take the path my son?

[@housevollmer9106]

@@FearNoSteel what is toughness really other than the ability to go thinner!! GUIDE ME!!

[@FearNoSteel]

Your first task my son, is to stare at the sun until I get tired.

[@dimmacommunication]

👋👋

[@lindboknifeandtool]

“Tin tin edch” -gavko

[@newmanoutdoorsnewman5619]

Hello