Please bring back the original tglb

Sounds good to me :thumbsup:

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Favorite design. If they released it today, I’d probably get multiples. Also the magnacut idea for TGLB is very interesting.
 
Dude...I had forgotten about the cicadas....now, I remember my skin crawling!
 
dogboye said:
OK, what is the deal with Magnacut?
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yes this ?

I did some reading and yes the guy that "invented" has really created some buzz.

which in turn has made people cry out for it, but of the people, even you guys that are calling for it, who has used it ?

Jackmandu
Jeppin

Have you guys used some ? chopping ? extreme cutting ? or rope cutting ?



honestly am clueless (too busy making sheaths) as to whether it does all it is supposed to do ?

I see lots of folks asking for it but not a lot of hard use info ?

Maybe I am missing something ?

Just wondering what all the hubbub is all about ?

I would love for Cliff Stamp to have had some to test.

Maybe Rob Stanley can beat on some ?

Heck I will beat on some if I knew who was making a beater knife out of it and where to get it ?
 
Dave, Nathan has. And compared it to 4V, which was ever so slightly better, with some optimization potential on the Magnacut side.

Now, we all know that Infi is vastly supperior in a Busse than 4V :)

The great thing about Magnacut is that it's pretty much perfectly stainless. Great for the (camp) kitchen, or in your swim trunks.

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Now a Busse Magnacut folder would be a different story ....
 
JACKMANDU said:
It can hold an edge. Stainless and tough.
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ferider said:
By far not as tough as INFI. Super stainless, though. Not exactly a kitchen or fisher-man's knife, the TGLB :) Just saying.
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David Brown said:
yes this ?

I did some reading and yes the guy that "invented" has really created some buzz.

which in turn has made people cry out for it, but of the people, even you guys that are calling for it, who has used it ?

Jackmandu
Jeppin

Have you guys used some ? chopping ? extreme cutting ? or rope cutting ?



honestly am clueless (too busy making sheaths) as to whether it does all it is supposed to do ?

I see lots of folks asking for it but not a lot of hard use info ?

Maybe I am missing something ?

Just wondering what all the hubbub is all about ?

I would love for Cliff Stamp to have had some to test.

Maybe Rob Stanley can beat on some ?

Heck I will beat on some if I knew who was making a beater knife out of it and where to get it ?
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ferider said:
Dave, Nathan has. And compared it to 4V, which was ever so slightly better, with some optimization potential on the Magnacut side.

Now, we all know that Infi is vastly supperior in a Busse than 4V :)

The great thing about Magnacut is that it's pretty much perfectly stainless. Great for the (camp) kitchen, or in your swim trunks.

Now a Busse Magnacut folder would be a different story ....
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Oh...kay...

<Rant Mode on, and please don't take offense like it is directed to anyone in particular on this thread, or in Bladeforums, for that matter>

I've not had any INFI corrode, and I live on the Chesapeake Bay. So... stainless? Great. But unless it is way cheaper than INFI, I don't really see the point. I've taken my TGULB, DCBB finish, on several camping trips (to the mountains, not here on the Bay). I've split wood, chopped, cut sticks, shaved kindling, cut other stuff I can't remember. Haven't touched up the edge yet. I haven't even stropped it. But it will still shave hair off my arm. So, there may be better edge holders out there for large blades, but unless they're actually cheaper, I don't really need them.

I've spent most of the time since I originally signed up on Bladeforums trying to find the ultimate steel. Or blade metal. I've tried S30V, S35VN, BG42, ATS-34, CM154, CPM-154, D2 (and the CPM variety), Talonite, S60V, S90V, 3V, M390, 20CV, Elmax, H1, 440C, H2, M4, O1, L6, SR101, etc... I mean, I am literally tired of shopping blade metals. In the end, the only thing I've actually had trouble with rust or corrosion is the decarb layer on INFI. Everything else, including bare SR101, not a bit of problem. Even bare 1095 has been no problem in corrosion resistance. Out of all those, the only ones that have actually impressed me with a combination of edge holding and toughness are INFI and SR101. And VG10 (of all things). S90V is the best edge holder that I've EVER run across, bar nothing. So that is where my skepticism comes from. From the little research I've done, Magnacut doesn't hold an edge any better than S45VN, maybe a little better than S35VN. It's REALLY high in corrosion resistance, which you can see means nothing to me. It IS tougher than S35VN or S45VN, but those are tougher still than S90V, which is my favorite small-blade steel.

I'm at the point in my life where I could be satisfied if every knife blade from now-on were INFI, SR101, S90V, or S35VN. And H1 for dive knives (which I have no use for). Newer steels promise better, but they very seldom deliver anything dramatic, IME.

<rant mode off, flame retardant suit donned> :D

All that is not to say that I'm against Magnacut. But if a TGLB was offered in Magnacut instead of INFI, I probably wouldn't buy it. But, if it were re-introduced in INFI, I don't know if I could stop myself, even though it would literally be like my 10th or 11th Gemini variant (including M's, P's, and Forsaken).
 
^^^ agree with you. Have made the point before in other parts of the forum, why I prefer INFI, D3V, CPM Cruwear, or even a well treated A2 or AEB-L over Magnacut in a larger and thicker fixed at least.

But it's hard to beat the Magnacut "newness factor".
 
INFI is pretty corrosion resistant. It is very tough. It’s not so good at holding an edge.
I would like a knife such as a Ratmandu that can cut well and hold an edge. Sr101 does a good job, but it is not stainless.
Other makers are capable of putting out blades that are thin behind the edge and able to hold an edge for a long time. Such as D3V. As good as D3V is, Nathan is still bringing back one of his most popular models ever in Magnacut. That alone makes me believe there is more to it than hype.
I don’t need a TGLB in Magnacut. But a more useful blade like the Ratmandu with thin edge geometry in Magnacut….
Jerry would sell as many as he could produce.
 
ferider said:
^^^ agree with you. Have made the point before in other parts of the forum, why I prefer INFI, D3V, CPM Cruwear, or even a well treated A2 or AEB-L over Magnacut in a larger and thicker fixed at least.

But it's hard to beat the Magnacut "newness factor".
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I will definitely concede that. :)

JACKMANDU said:
INFI is pretty corrosion resistant. It is very tough. It’s not so good at holding an edge.
I would like a knife such as a Ratmandu that can cut well and hold an edge. Sr101 does a good job, but it is not stainless.
Other makers are capable of putting out blades that are thin behind the edge and able to hold an edge for a long time. Such as D3V. As good as D3V is, Nathan is still bringing back one of his most popular models ever in Magnacut. That alone makes me believe there is more to it than hype.
I don’t need a TGLB in Magnacut. But a more useful blade like the Ratmandu with thin edge geometry in Magnacut….
Jerry would sell as many as he could produce.
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OK... THAT is something I could get onboard with. And would probably end up with me buying another Bussekin that I already have way more than I need. :eek:
 
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