What is 1095 Carbon Steel?

[@TOPSKnivesofficial]

Great video, very informative!

[@SMKWcom]

Thank you 😁 and thanks for watching! We look forward to doing some videos on TOPS Knives soon! Let us know if you have any request! 😬

[@stevehuffman7453]

What is 1095 steel? The "best" steel for a pocket knife and hunting knives, in my opinion. Easy to sharpen in the field, gets wicked sharp, and when properly heat treated and tempered, holds an edge long enough to peel 3 ... maybe 3.5 whitetail deer before it needs stropped.

[@markpoore3260]

I like all my esee and tops in 1095 easy to maintain in the field

[@chrisreuther4546]

I am absolutely loving these videos! Please keep these up! I could watch this at twice the length with information

[@jeroenvoss6231]

It's an old school steel that sadly is not as much used as it was. I like my carbonsteel knives, just keep them oiled and dry and they never let you down.

[@TCB2Country122]

You are absolutely right my friend, it is a tried and true steel that has also stood the test of time.

[@garrettferrell6821]

It’s still used quite often,maybe not quite as much as it once was but the majority of ESEE,TOPS,OKC and Ka-Bars line are in 1095..then you have companies like Condor and Schrade who use it pretty often as well

[@jeroenvoss6231]

@@garrettferrell6821 Thank you for the information I thought Ka-Bar was more into the 8 Cr 13 I will shure look around for them!

[@mathiasnefarious]

How do you oil one? And do you need to oil a knife that goes on your side?

[@nativewildman9335]

River stone can get a knife scary sharp I prefer whetstones. I have a river rock that I flatten out it is really good stone.

[@GreyRock100]

I am not good at sharpening knives by any stretch, but this one time I took a piece of flat(ish) gravel and sharpened my sod buster. Then I stropped it on a rubber tie down strap. It's the best edge I've ever put on a knife lol

[@williamhoppe4500]

Very enjoyable series on the different types of steel. Thanks.

[@mikecurtis2585]

One of my favorite kinds of steel easy to work with I can sharpen it . Thanks 😀!!

[@TCB2Country122]

You are exactly right! This in and of itself makes it a great choice!

[@mikehook2835]

Awesome information thanks so very much for all your hard work brining us these videos.

[@TCB2Country122]

Thank you Mike, it really is a labor of love and is an area of knives not very many delve into. And in many cases the process is so secretive that it’s hard to fine this information, but that’s what we’re here for!

[@jeffstrittholt3967]

Boy, this was great. Can you do more steel tutorials please?

[@SMKWcom]

Yes, and TC has some surprises with steel and teaching all of us more!

[@calholli]

Just keep it oiled up. Or what I did to a big knife that was just starting to show rust spots.. I smeared some random mustard onto the blade and cooked it a bit over an open flame.. not enough to effect the termper, but enough to cover the blade in a sort of black char "color case hardening" looking pattern of the burning mustard.. and it has worked great as a "coating". It actually looks pretty cool too. So far, no rust after a year

[@mikecz201]

I absolutely prefer 1095 steel for my survival and hunting fixed blades. Always.

[@SMKWcom]

1095 is an old friend to many of us

[@Steve_G88]

Full this series! can you please do a video on 01?

[@willglo]

Prefer 420HC overall (Buck Knives baby!)... The Buck 124 Frontiersman is my go-to fixed blade!

[@TCB2Country122]

Great choice on the Buck 124!

[@samholt4139]

Awesome thanks for the exact information on the steel you got every point in a under 6min video that has me feeling like I understand the steel and what its really intended for.. now im gonna check out the will it cut series and thanks for mentioning that vid as well✌️

[@jodiaromatherapy]

That was uber helpful! Thank you!

[@SMKWcom]

Thank you for watching and be on the look out for even more Steel vids to come!

[@kjpierson1152]

And here I thought it always just had one more carbon than 1094 steel....It is so much more! ;)

[@CommonCentsOutdoorsman]

The Tops Mohawk Hunter cuts but sadly you don't carry it 😥 Are you getting some in soon?

[@TCB2Country122]

We are trying really hard to get more, we’ve had them on order for a while just waiting on production to catch up.

[@CommonCentsOutdoorsman]

@@TCB2Country122 👍

[@travhammer]

The only knife steel in my box . Been there. Done that. 57/58 Roc.

[@KnifemakerMike]

Thanks for the information.

[@SMKWcom]

Thank you for watching!

[@jorgefernandez6407]

Good video!

[@SMKWcom]

Thanks for watching

[@memydrone7079]

3 KaBars...lovin’ me some 1095 💪😎

[@TCB2Country122]

Can’t go wrong there!

[@garrettferrell6821]

I have 4 1095 ESEEs(Izula,3,4 and Junglas),2 KaBars(the classic 7” USMC fighting knife and BK18 harpoon),2 OKCs(RAT 7 and SP-2)and 1 Schrade(SCHF56LM)...I have more knives in 1095 than anything else,it is a fine steel for a good hard use camp/bushcraft/survival knife

[@memydrone7079]

@@garrettferrell6821 nice nice nice and sweet...1095 will keep you alive...👏😎

[@peters6850]

Do sleipner tool steel please. Lionsteel uses it

[@SMKWcom]

Thanks for the suggestion! TC loves doing this series

[@KnivesSurvival]

Its a very old school steel.

[@jimmyking8206]

Good info. Thanks TC.

[@joekerns4861]

I'm very interested in Carbon steel knives, I've carried a xxcase for the past 12 years, however I have to carry a stone with me all the time to keep a edge which anyone who needs a knife ask for mine, I keep it sharper than a razor ever thought of being. Only thing I can think of is a Carbon steel knife. I wouldn't have to carry a sharpener just the knife.

[@qmether]

If every knife was 1095 I'd have no complaints.

[@TCB2Country122]

It is great and will always work if cared for properly

[@adcaptandumvulgus4252]

my 1095 condor big leaf blade is a great bushcrafter piece. It's the best affordable big blade I've got & the price for that amount of steel... I was so lucky to discover the 1st limited run of them when they were pretty inexpensive but now, if you can even find one, get it. You _WON'T_ regret it (the leather sheath is quality too& great for honing the blade) I recently managed to snag one of the last ones, at a knife distributor for 3X the price of my 1st one but still worth it imo. (2 is 1 & 1 is none)

[@concealmenttraining9371]

Let's see some more hard use on that blade!

[@brandonmillsjacinto5144]

Do you know the specific manufacturing process of 1095 carbon steel??

[@totallyfrozen]

I want that t-shirt. Where’d you find that?

[@SMKWcom]

www.smkw.com/smkw-blades-t-shirt

[@EDCIndiana]

1095 or D2 for a bushcraft knife?

[@SMKWcom]

Both are great steels that as long as you oil them will hold well in the field. Keep moisture off the blade and store them correctly while not in use and both will last for years to come.

[@bosse641]

Seems to be a decent steel.

[@PODSMPSG1]

Is 1095 steel as strong as 4340 steel?.

[@hawjcimchannel9417]

👍agreed 👍

[@SMKWcom]

Thanks for watching!

[@G13-j3c]

Kbar old faithful steel

[@SMKWcom]

Gotta love classic KaBar

[@Jake-bt3fc]

1095 is obsolete. Even if you just want a simple high carbon steel 5160, 52100, 01 are all tougher steels with better edge retention and corrosion resistance. They're an upgrade in every way and they're still cheap.