N690 Outdoor Knife Blank - N38 (N38)

N690 Outdoor Knife Blank - N38

Outdoor work punishes a blade. Batoning, feathering, food prep and the occasional job a knife was never designed for — this profile is ground to take it.

This is Böhler's cobalt-alloyed stainless. In outdoor use it holds an edge through hard work and does not pit when the knife lives in a damp sheath.

We buy steel direct from Voestalpine, grind each blade by hand on the belt grinder, and return the blanks to Voestalpine for heat treatment done to spec.

Specifications
Steel : Böhler N690 Stainless Steel
Hardness : 58-60 HRC
Thickness : 4,2 mm (0.17 in)
Blade Length : 100 mm (3.9 in)
OAL : 215 mm (8.5 in)
Tang : Full Tang
Pin Holes : 6 & 8 mm (0.24 & 0.31 in)
Grinding : High Flat Grind (with secondary bevel)

From here it is handle work. Our scale and pin stock is cut to suit blanks in this size range.

Knife making supplies are all we do. Outdoor, EDC, hunting and kitchen blade blanks, ground in house and heat treated at the mill. Ships sharpened and ready for handle work — tell us if you would rather finish the edge yourself.

UPS Express handles our shipping: 1-3 business days to European addresses, 2-5 to the USA.