Large MagnaCut Blades like BK9's

[lobo9er]

Anyone making Big stuff outta Magna Cut? Any BK9 style knives? A stainless BK9 as tough as 1095 sounds pretty nice!

 

[luethge]

AEB-L options may be out there ( one on the exchange right now ).

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/aeb-l-bolo-camper-in-gl-hansen-micarta.1950757/post-22190023

I’m willing to bet this is far tougher than most 1095

Plenty of 3V out there as well ( not technically stainless, but it’s not far from it ).

 

[trevitrace]

^ That's a darn sexy knife.

 

[Delgadonine]

Spartan-Ka-Bar has Magnacut 61-63 HRC.

335$

Always sold out.

It's on my list...

 

[LostCause]

I'd personally hesitate to go for blade of such size in any CPM or higher carbide steel. Only stainless I'd go for would be AEB-L. I'd even hesitate with 3V.

In all those stupid youtube tests carbon steels take more hits before breaking than what even 3V did. Even laminated stainless (Fallknivens and such) broke fast.

DBK guys broke at least 2 MagnaCut knives so far. One Bark River and one Ka-Bar.

Granted, average user will not abuse the knife like they do on the video, but average user will use that knife for much longer span than they did in the video, which will accumulate with time.

 

[Crag the Brewer]

I personally think magnacut is ideal for Smaller blades.

 

[shinyedges]

AEB-L options may be out there ( one on the exchange right now ).

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/aeb-l-bolo-camper-in-gl-hansen-micarta.1950757/post-22190023

I’m willing to bet this is far tougher than most 1095

Plenty of 3V out there as well ( not technically stainless, but it’s not far from it ).

For a larger stainless knife, AEB-L is tougher than magnacut. That knife is gorgeous.

 

[91bravo]

AEB-L options may be out there ( one on the exchange right now ).

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/aeb-l-bolo-camper-in-gl-hansen-micarta.1950757/post-22190023

I’m willing to bet this is far tougher than most 1095

Plenty of 3V out there as well ( not technically stainless, but it’s not far from it ).

That's a sweet looking blade!

 

[Deino]

I'd personally hesitate to go for blade of such size in any CPM or higher carbide steel. Only stainless I'd go for would be AEB-L. I'd even hesitate with 3V.

In all those stupid youtube tests carbon steels take more hits before breaking than what even 3V did. Even laminated stainless (Fallknivens and such) broke fast.

DBK guys broke at least 2 MagnaCut knives so far. One Bark River and one Ka-Bar.

Granted, average user will not abuse the knife like they do on the video, but average user will use that knife for much longer span than they did in the video, which will accumulate with time.

To be fair, BRK quality is said to be hit or miss. The Ka-Bar is not about the steel, but the design. It has the same sharp angle between the blade and stick tang like their 1095CV, therefore both suffers the same weakness, break at easily the same spot. The regular 1095CV is the same steel that they use on Becker line.

Also, 3V will hold edge longer than AEB-L, if mean anything for your usage.

 

[goldie]

3V in a larger blade is fine ive used a recon scout in 3v and its great .......

 

[91bravo]

Carothers uses D3V in their large blades and they are the bee’s knees.

 

[DangerZone98]

I'd personally hesitate to go for blade of such size in any CPM or higher carbide steel. Only stainless I'd go for would be AEB-L. I'd even hesitate with 3V.

In all those stupid youtube tests carbon steels take more hits before breaking than what even 3V did. Even laminated stainless (Fallknivens and such) broke fast.

DBK guys broke at least 2 MagnaCut knives so far. One Bark River and one Ka-Bar.

Granted, average user will not abuse the knife like they do on the video, but average user will use that knife for much longer span than they did in the video, which will accumulate with time.

Why hesitate with 3V if I may ask? Isn’t it supposed to be a honking tough steel?

 

[LostCause]

Why hesitate with 3V if I may ask? Isn’t it supposed to be a honking tough steel?

It is, on all online charts. But accidentally hitting something hard with it in real life gives different results. Sadly.

 

[shinyedges]

It is, on all online charts. But accidentally hitting something hard with it in real life gives different results. Sadly.

3v does fine with hitting hard objects.

 

[Bobthebrewer]

I believe Dawson knives make some large knives and even swords out of Magnacut