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Edge retention / cutting ability (Boye Dendritic 440C/Cobalt, AUS-8A)

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Cliff Stamp

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This was done to determine which of three blades has the strongest performance in regards to cutting and edge retention on low stress materials. The blades were ; a drop point hunter from David Boye in Dendritic 440C/Cobalt, and a the Deerhunter in AUS-8A from A. G. Russel :

http://www.physics.mun.ca:80/~sstamp/knives/dendritic_aus_8.html

The Dendritic 440C blade has a clear advantage in cutting ability and edge retention mainly due to edge durability.

Other aspects of the blades performance will be commented in the main review as well as later I will benchmark it against a D2 blade.

-Cliff
 
Thanks Cliff! Very erudite. BDS is my favorite steel and it was fun to see it tested.
 
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