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Nate does Magnacut

Thanks for doing your homework Nate 👍🏻

If you havent developed the best of the best HT for both Δ3V and Magnacut, then no one has.

I'll take both steels thanks 😎
One for diving the great barrier reef and the other for slicing the oxygen tank in half afterwards. Love it 👊🏼
 
I have been using 62+ HRC magnacut knife in the kitchen with 2.7mm spine thickness and 10 DPS cutting edge geometry with 15dps micro bevel and it performs great. No damages yet and the edge comes back pretty easily with a strop. Leave it wet or stained with acidic juice (e.g. lemon) and there will be no issue.

Expectedly, there is a significant difference between 3V and MC at 60-61 HRC. But the real cutting performance of a knife (when used as a knife) comes out once it is ground thin and the hardness increased and I do not think 3V is a good steel for that purpose. But as long as the geometry is thick and hardness is around 60, it seems unbeatable. But I must admit 3V is a very flexible steel, you can make a big chopper out it or a small slicer with a reasonably thin geometry, heat treated to 61 and it would still perform great in both conditions. After this test, I do not see MC being a good choice for a large hard use knife let alone chopper. But I was expecting this, no surprises there. It would be great if there were some AEBL and 4V in that test.

We are blessed with such great steels and people who can work them. I still like CK75 and 1095 simple carbon steel knives though. But as a knife nut, probably it is not easy for me (or people like me) to not to like anything metal with a sharp edge.
 
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