Greetings from Europe, so maybe my English is not so good.
I have a Manix 2, Gunny, Knafs Lulu and a MKM Malga 5 in Magnacut.
I am very impressed!
Yesterday my son breaked a Branch from a Tree, so i want to cut i clean off, that the Tree could heal better.
It was about 0.5 Inches thick, hanging there.
So i took my Manix 2 and it gone through it like nothing, i was very suprised!
I use it normaly to cut carrots and something else on a plastic Cuttingboard, never it had any nicks.
My S90V Versions of Benchmade Flyway and hide Hidden Mountain are much easier to nick.
The Gunny and the Knafs LULU (a little bit thinner Edge with Convex) cut wood also like nothing!
They stay sharp very long.
My oppion is: to make a chart with Edge Retention, without nothing to say about toughness, could be missleading.
Sometimes my S90V blades stay longer sharp, but when rougher work is done, the Magnacut holds its edge longer.
I could be wrong, but it is only my oppinion or maybe a feeling, when i work with it.
Get the right Knife for the task.
I think, it is much more about the geometry of the blade.
I changed a little bit the geometry of my Knafs Lulu, with a Convexed Bevel and it performs so much better now!
I have the Malga 5 Magnacut and a Malga 6 Version in M390.
My feeling is, that the Magnacut gets sharper and hold the absolut sharpness longer.
But after a time, the M390 holds its "duller" Edge longer, than the Magnacut (with "duller" edge, i mean a good Working Edge without shaving possibility).
Also i hear often that the Esee 6 is a good Knife, but the Steel sucks.
I can´t confirm that generally.
I convexed the Bevel of the Esee 6 and i holds the Edge very good!
Better than some other Knifes from me, with better Edge Retention Rating.
I have had a Aurora in CrueWear.
With my Gunny in Magnacut i have the feeling, that there is no real performance difference between Crue-Wear or Magnacut.
I think that it is often more a feeling about edge retention, but could be missleaded by certain situations, like little stones in the wood...
I hope you understand what i mean, with my basic english.
Greetings, stay Healthy