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INFI vs SR-101 #220821 04/21/08 08:28 PM
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I am comparing my Busse Scotch Dispenser and my SR Warden. I love both, but the SD has the edge i think. I was wondering, what is the main difference between sr101 and infi? i know infi is a better steel but why and i would like to hear a comparison of these 2 knives... The SR warden vs the Busse SD. lets hear it.


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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: reconseed] #220822 04/21/08 08:38 PM
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Sr-101 rusts like nobodys bizness, great edge holding and sharpenability, brittle and has been known to chip, if its diff tempered you will have a very strong and flexible knife

infi is very rust resistant, great edge holding and sharpenability, extremely chip resistant, flexible and strong


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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: macgregor] #220823 04/21/08 09:05 PM
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since when is sr-101 (or 5200 for that matter) been known to chip?!
it CAN chip... more readily than INFI.
but it's VERY tough steel with good edge holding and its fairly easy to sharpen.

INFI is REALLY easy to sharpen, has good corrosion resistance, holds a great edge (just as good as sr-101 right?) even under heavy use, the edge pretty much will NOT chip and it's extremley tough.

that is just from my understanding, some may clarify what I have to say, or prove me wrong.
but some of thew stuff is opinion, i've heard that INFI holds a better edge than sr101 and I've heard sr101 holds a better edge than INFI.
so I guess it depends somewhat...
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hope that helsp a little.
both are GREAT steels.

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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: eatingmuchface] #220824 04/21/08 09:16 PM
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I really don't think the SD and Swamp warden are a fair comparrison, I the Skelly warden is more alike.

Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: BIG footed NICK] #220825 04/21/08 09:23 PM
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he's talking abvout comparing the steels though.
but I don't think the knives are completley alike but...
they are kind of close.


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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: eatingmuchface] #220826 04/21/08 09:55 PM
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I was talking about micro chipping, nothing major.
Its a brittle steel, not as brittle as s30v though.


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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: macgregor] #220827 04/21/08 10:08 PM
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it's not a brittle steel dude.
maybe you read that somewhere, and I'm not sure about micro chipping (although I guess it happens, would anyone ever notice??) but i've used some 5160, and it certainly is NOT brittle steel.
someone beat on a swamprat for 8 hours with a pipe wrench.
come on.
brittle?
I think that is the wrong word to use.


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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: eatingmuchface] #220828 04/21/08 10:11 PM
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Ummmm, sr-101 isnt 5160.


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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: macgregor] #220829 04/21/08 10:11 PM
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I disagree about SR-101 being rust prone. It is true that it rusts easier than INFI, but I have been using a Battle Rat which is made of SR-101 here in hot, humid, rain soaked South Carolina for 4 years how without any problem with rust. All you have to do is clean it and dry it when you are done using it. I also normally put a light coat of wax just on the exposed metal before I put it way and ta-da, no rust.

Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: eatingmuchface] #220830 04/21/08 10:11 PM
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gentlemen, i get little "chips" in my swamp rat blades all the time. none of them has ever been big enough to stop me from what i'm doing or warrant an immediate sharpening to continue working. they all sharpen out over time and i don't feel that a single one of them has been from poor materials, workmanship, or design. that's simply what happens when you use a knife for more than opening packages.


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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: Rich] #220831 04/21/08 10:16 PM
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rich,

were you to not take care of your blade the way you do, it would rust. it is just that YOU know what you're doing.

i made a mistake the other day. i cut a couple artichokes off the plants in the garden, wiped my howling rat on my pants, sheathed it, and forgot about it. when i took it out the next day it had rust spots on the blade. no pitting or anything that couldn't be beat out of the edge, just a light patina on the part of the blade used to cut the artichokes. i think that sr-101, when not cared for properly, does rust very easily. BUT, with simple precautions, it is a steel that will last a lifetime <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />


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Re: INFI vs SR-101 [Re: swizzle] #220832 04/21/08 10:18 PM
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chips???
or dents/nicks
chips are different than nicks and dents.

and 5160 is similar to 5200, which is similar to sr101.


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