Magnacut Folder

Sagandavis said:
If you’re even a bit intrigued by a Sebenza and you’re getting into knives. Buy it, buy it right now. Literally almost zero risk, holds resale value amazing.

There I just saved you a lot of money! Or, you can spend $100 and then $175 and then $250 etc trying to capture something “close” and you’ll eventually land on Chris reeves anyway 😎

Seriously they are fantastic I’ve been carrying and using them since 2005ish and they are well worth it. Not that there aren’t a great companies to try out there but the Sebenza is still my benchmark folder

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Have had this one since 2008 and my current edc is in magnacut which CRKs has done an excellent job with. Impressive steel done by an impressive company. They can be hard to find fyi but put your email on a few dealers site to notify you when they are in stock and you’ll get one
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Thanks for the help!
 
Greggy said:
Oh wow, I just read your sig line. I have $600 Cuetec cues and pointy things. I prefer 10 ball, though. LOL.
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Most tournaments here in NJ are 9 ball.
Playing sets for cash??? 10 ball.
Here’s the cue I use……..have quite a few!!!
Custom made by Steve Dunkle that hits like a dream!!
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palonej said:
Most tournaments here in NJ are 9 ball.
Playing sets for cash??? 10 ball.
Here’s the cue I use……..have quite a few!!!
Custom made by Steve Dunkle that hits like a dream!!
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I played the tourney circuit in Phoenix for 2 years before returning to my home in the Midwest. I miss the competitiveness of the region. So many great players and even pros out of S. Cal., Vegas, and AZ. A great pool scene. A duded from NJ knocked me out of the Derby City Classic in 2020. Forgot his name. I went up 3-0 on him, then he went all defensive. I spent the rest of the match shooting escape shots, often of the 3 and 4 rail variety. He knew his game, I'll give him that.
 
So what are peoples thoughts on Magnacut's overall utility as an edc in terms of sharpening? Can you abuse it? Is it a pain to work out any rolls or micro-chipping? Admittedly, I'm not a super steels kind of guy. Had some thinly ground and very hard 4v chip on me once and it was a real pain to work out... so much so I haven't dipped my toe back in since.
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
So what are peoples thoughts on Magnacut's overall utility as an edc in terms of sharpening? Can you abuse it? Is it a pain to work out any rolls or micro-chipping? Admittedly, I'm not a super steels kind of guy. Had some thinly ground and very hard 4v chip on me once and it was a real pain to work out... so much so I haven't dipped my toe back in since.
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I've used it in a Meglio kitchen knife pretty heavily and in a bunch of folders in constant rotation, including the Hogue RSK sprint model.

I've had pretty good results. At first the RSK chipped quite a bit, but I sharpened it a few times and now it's excellent (I think the low tempering temperatures required to get this steel that hard means there's a better chance that factory edges get burned). I think the knife is at about 17 DPS and it has taken some hard drops and hits on concrete and tile remarkably well without any significant chipping and just a tiny bit of rolling that easily sharpened out. I don't do edge retention tests but it seems like those who do are generally very happy with properly hardened Magnacut.

It's all anecdotal and not scientific, but it sure seems to be a nicer experience for me than all the production M390 I've used. For context, I don't like M390/20CV/204p and similar steels as I've found they just chip and roll easier than I want in a pocket knife. I just use the Magnacut knives and don't worry about them at all, and nothing really bad happens to them even when I mess up.
 
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marrenmiller said:
At first the RSK chipped quite a bit, but I sharpened it a few times and now it's excellent.
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Factory grinder issues are real. How many production knives are either chippy or have much lower edge retention when you first get them, and then go on to improve after multiple sharpenings? I'm still convinced that this effect has played a role in steels like S30V getting a bad reputation for being chippy.
 
marrenmiller said:
I've used it in a Meglio kitchen knife pretty heavily and in a bunch of folders in constant rotation, including the Hogue RSK sprint model.

I've had pretty good results. At first the RSK chipped quite a bit, but I sharpened it a few times and now it's excellent (I think the low tempering temperatures required to get this steel that hard means there's a better chance that factory edges get burned). I think the knife is at about 17 DPS and it has taken some hard drops and hits on concrete and tile remarkably well without any significant chipping and just a tiny bit of rolling that easily sharpened out. I don't do edge retention tests but it seems like those who do are generally very happy with properly hardened Magnacut.

It's all anecdotal and not scientific, but it sure seems to be a nicer experience for me than all the production M390 I've used. For context, I don't like M390/20CV/204p and similar steels as I've found they just chip and roll easier than I want in a pocket knife. I just use the Magnacut knives and don't worry about them at all, and nothing really bad happens to them even when I mess up.
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This is good practical info, thank you.

Edge retention testing leaves quite a bit to be desired in comparison to real world utility. I appreciate anecdotal evidence ;)
 
SwissHeritageCo said:
So what are peoples thoughts on Magnacut's overall utility as an edc in terms of sharpening? Can you abuse it? Is it a pain to work out any rolls or micro-chipping? Admittedly, I'm not a super steels kind of guy. Had some thinly ground and very hard 4v chip on me once and it was a real pain to work out... so much so I haven't dipped my toe back in since.
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