tell me the Maxamet PM2 isn't discontinued!

Popsickle said:
Your going to return a knife because you have over spent? I’m assuming there isn’t anything wrong with it? People who do that and return the knife to retailers are he reason some have restocking fees.
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I did rethink and kept it. I'm concious of not abusing return policies. Return picies are offered to drive more buying period though. They're definitely making more money by offering it. Restocking fees only affect the abuser. Kind of like those annoying single napkin dispensers at fast food. Definatly stopped me from taking a huge stack of napkins and only using one.
 
darth_cholo said:
Geez. Im about to return my manix LW in Maxamet since I've kind of overbought too many knives. You guys are making me rethink that.
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If you upgrade your membership you won’t have a problem making that money back by selling that blade, I’m guessing.
 
Just curious, how does maxamet compare wth cruwear? Never had either and just preordered the cruwear pm2 from knifecenter.
 
kingston73 said:
Just curious, how does maxamet compare wth cruwear? Never had either and just preordered the cruwear pm2 from knifecenter.
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Ive never used maxamet but I like to try and contribute to the forums while also sharing my opinion, so heres what i think,

Cruwear = Carbon steel on miracle steroids. Easy to sharpen. Holds an edge Just about as long as s30v in some cases. Has GREAT corrision resistance AND is tough as nails. I like to think of it as the "INFI" of pocket knife steel for those of you familiar with Busse knives. Hits alot of great steel attributes with not that many drawbacks at all.

Maxamet = A "super steel" to super steels... well when it comes to wear resistance... Corrision resistance is seen to be OK-ish. I have seen it rust when not watched. Toughness isnt its strong suite but hey its a pocket knife, also ive seen somepeople snap zipties and carve wood with no problem, again no experience myself.
But what it lacks in other attributes it makes up for in wear resistance. Blows every other production knife steel away. Most people will most like NEVER have to sharpen it if they use it for daily tasks, but be warned when that fatefull day comes you better have some diamond stones and know how to use them. Or at least have a KME or some type of guided sharpener. Like I said ive never used maxamet or sharpened it but the edge retantion does intrugue me. But the resharpening horror stories are a bit to much for me.

In my opinion Cruwear>Maxamet IF YOURE A NOVICE AT SHARPENING LIKE ME.

If you know what youre doing and are very responsible with your knives, or if youre a collector, then maybe the "ultra" super steel would interest you more.


Cruwear is like a reliable family sized 4x4 Suv that somehow gets above 30 mpg.

Maxamet is like a bugatti/lamborghini that gets 100mpg.. something most people woudnt know how to maintain but would be great for somone who can.

Alright Ive talked for to long. Hope I helped somehow:D
 
I don't know how reliable this info really is, but I was told by Country Knives that Maxamet PM2's would be back in stock in 4-6 months. Their website showed them in stock, I tried to buy one, and that was the information in the email that followed my attempt to purchase.
 
Does anyone know if competitors in cutting contests are using Maxamet? I wonder what their favorite steel is in the current contests.
 
Jason_W said:
I don't know how reliable this info really is, but I was told by Country Knives that Maxamet PM2's would be back in stock in 4-6 months. Their website showed them in stock, I tried to buy one, and that was the information in the email that followed my attempt to purchase.
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Country Knive$$$$$$ how much they want 3,000
 
Just re-read this thread. Based on what people are describing (blade bending on on one side) that doesn't sound like warping. If the blade were warping I believe it would bend on both sides. This sounds more likely milling/grinding problem than warping. Not that it matters much. But to me warping implies the whole blade is bent, curved, or cupped.
 
RipD said:
Just re-read this thread. Based on what people are describing (blade bending on on one side) that doesn't sound like warping. If the blade were warping I believe it would bend on both sides. This sounds more likely milling/grinding problem than warping. Not that it matters much. But to me warping implies the whole blade is bent, curved, or cupped.
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Nah, warping from heat treatment, not a grinding/milling problem. Some steels are just inheritly prone to warping during hardening and difficult to straighten.
 
GatorFlash1 said:
Does anyone know if competitors in cutting contests are using Maxamet? I wonder what their favorite steel is in the current contests.
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Take a look at the Cedric & Ada cut tests with 80+ steels tested. He's doing rope cuts. Different material may yield different results, of course.

Maxamet is near the top. In his testing only Rex 121 and tungston carbide are better. He hasn't tested Rex 45.
 
DeadboxHero said:
Nah, warping from heat treatment, not a grinding/milling problem. Some steels are just inheritly prone to warping during hardening and difficult to straighten.
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I understand heat treatment warping. I have ~8 years of experience in a tool making shop. How could warping affect only one side of the blade? Maybe if it was ground after warping, but I can't see them heat treating before grinding.
 
RipD said:
I understand heat treatment warping. I have ~8 years of experience in a tool making shop. How could warping affect only one side of the blade? Maybe if it was ground after warping, but I can't see them heat treating before grinding.
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I don't understand what you mean.

The blades are bent, crooked, not straight.

Some of the Maxamet blades were curved to the right or left.

some steels are just prone to warping.

As a knife maker, I experience this as well with knives I make. Even at full thickness, no grinding before heat treatment.

Some steels are just more prone to warping then others AEBL, Vanax, etc
 
DeadboxHero said:
I don't understand what you mean.

The blades are bent, crooked, not straight.

Some of the Maxamet blades were curved to the right or left.

some steels are just prone to warping.

As a knife maker, I experience this as well with knives I make. Even at full thickness, no grinding before heat treatment.

Some steels are just more prone to warping then others AEBL, Vanax, etc
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I get that some steels are more prone to warping. Not arguing that Maxamet won't warp. Further up this thread I read:

Cursum Perficio said:
Looking down the blade spine of my Para2 from thumb ramp to point, one side of the blade is flat, the other has a slight curve inward toward the pointy end.
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If the blade is warped how could it only have a curve on one side? This only seems possible if it was ground flat after the warping occurred, which seems unlikely. I haven't seen it and could be wrong. Just responding to what some people have written about how the blades are deformed.
 
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RipD said:
I get that some steels are more prone to warping. Not arguing that Maxamet won't warp. Further up this thread I read:


If the blade is warped how could it only have a curve on one side? This only seems possible if it was ground flat after the warping occurred, which seems unlikely. I haven't seen it and could be wrong. Just responding to what some people have written about how the blades are deformed.
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RipD said:
I get that some steels are more prone to warping. Not arguing that Maxamet won't warp. Further up this thread I read:


If the blade is warped how could it only have a curve on one side? This only seems possible if it was ground flat after the warping occurred, which seems unlikely. I haven't seen it and could be wrong. Just responding to what some people have written about how the blades are deformed.
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Oh, I see what your talking about.

This is my Maxamet Manix 2.

There is a "dip" on the side of the blade near the tip. It's very difficult to see and get on camera. It's only on the show side of the blade.

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Was it a warping that was straightened? Or a grinding error? Unknown. I wasn't there.

The stonewash is basically a mirror finish and the higher in finish the blade goes the more obvious any surface imprefections become.
 
Yeah, hard to see. But given you you are, I'll take your work that it's warped. :)
 
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