Born out of an encounter between an archer and smith, the WILDSTEER
knife is the result of several years of research and development.
Each part has been studied to satisfy the particular demands of each
precise use.
Its excellent strength, and especially the "tanto" point can withstand considerable efforts of torsion and heavy blows...
The thickness of the blade is 4,5 mm at the tip ( just before the cutting edge ) and 7,5 under the champfering notch.
Its excellent balance gives the knife just the right inertia for energetic cutting (slashing, pruning ...)
The Wildsteer knife is a member of the small family of forged knives forged in one single piece.
The whole knife : « Blade/ Hilt / Handle / strike pommel» is made from one single piece of steel after being heated to over 1200° C, and stamped in a high precision mould.
This is just one of the secrets of the Wildsteer process of obtaining complex forms after several sucessive perfectly mastered strokes.
This new forging technique , enables a controlled un « flow » of the metal and at the same time enables the creation of steel fibres , which gives the whole its exceptional mechanical resistance and its resistant blade and cutting edge.
The steel selected is a self-quenching stainless steel with easy maintenance, of type 13C26 (close to type 12C27) which has a light molybdenum content thus improving its resistance.
The chosen percentages of carbon and chromium make it possible to obtain fine metal matrices which offer a better quality cutting edge.
The WILDSTEER knife benefits from the alliance of tradition and new technologies.
A C.A.D. study (Computer Assisted Design) has allowed optimal sharpening and cutting edges. Depending on the zone used , the sharpening angles vary from 15 to 25°, considering that an angle of 25° is less sharp than an angle of 15° but less resistant.
