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2026-07-25 Spyderco Manix Lw SPY27 12° 15° 600 Pass None
2026-07-25 Spyderco Opus S30V 12° 17° 600 Pass None
2024-12-10 Spyderco ENDURA ZDP-189 12° 23° 600 Pass SMOOTH CUT FEEL
2024-12-10 Benchmade ADIRA MAGNACUT 10° 15° 600 Pass POSSIBLE HEAT DAMAGE ON PREVIOUS
2024-12-10 IYK – M2 10° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-12-10 Spyderco PARA2 CRU-WEAR 11° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-12-10 IYK FORMOSA COROLESS 9° 15° 600 Pass POSSIBLE HEAT DAMAGE ON PREVIOUS
2024-07-13 Spartan Blades SF5 MAGNACUT 12° 15° 600 Pass 4TH SHARPNENING
2024-05-25 Cold Steel BROKEN SKULL XHP 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-05-25 We Knife HYPERACTIVE VANAX 13° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-05-25 Kizer – S35VN 12° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-05-25 Lionsteel – NIOLOX 13° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-05-25 Chris Reeve Knives SEBENZA MAGNACUT 10.5° 13° 600 Pass –
2024-05-25 Pro-Tech TR4 CPM-D2 11.5° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-05-12 CJRB pyrite RPM-9 11.8° 15° 600 Pass SHARPNESS DECAY
2024-05-12 Spyderco STRETCH 2 XL H2 12° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-04-21 Duane Dwyer – CD1 11° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-04-02 Benchmade MINI CROOKED RIVER DAMASTEEL 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-03-24 Spyderco PACIFIC SALT LC200n 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-03-11 Spyderco IKUCHI S30V – 17° 600 Pass Original secondary bevel value: '??'.
2024-03-08 Shirogorov QUANTUMNIUM CROMAX 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-02-07 Civivi SENTINEL STRIKE K110 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-02-07 Hogue – CPM-154 10.5° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-02-07 Maxace KILLERWHALE ASP60 12° 25° 600 Pass –
2024-02-06 Cold Steel TALWAR S35VN 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-02-06 We Knife BUSTER 20CV 11° 25° 600 Pass –
2024-02-06 Bestech VK-CORE 14C28N 12° 15° 600 Pass –
2024-01-14 TB Outdoor C.A.C NITROX 12° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-01-14 Spyderco Dragonfly N690 10° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-01-14 We Knife 6xx M390 10° 25° 600 Pass –
2024-01-14 Benchmade BAILOUT 3V 10° 20° 600 Pass –
2024-01-07 UG Tools Tiny MAGNACUT 15° 15° 600 Pass None
2024-01-07 Spyderco MANTRA 2 M4 – 15° 600 Pass Original secondary bevel value: '?'.
2023-12-19 Cold Steel LINCHPIN 1.4116/4116 10° 20° 600 Pass –
2023-12-05 DPx Gear ? SLEIPNER 11° 15° 600 Pass –
2023-12-05 Spyderco PM2 CRU-WEAR 11° 15° 600 Pass –
2023-11-18 Tactile Knife Co. MAVERICK MAGNACUT 13° 13° 600 Pass –
2023-11-09 Strider .75AR S45VN 18° 18° 600 Pass –
2023-11-09 Spyderco Pacific salt H1 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2023-11-09 Spyderco PM2 CRU-WEAR 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2023-10-30 Tactile Knife Co. MAVERICK MAGNACUT 11° 13° 600 Pass –
2023-10-08 Benchmade TRIAGE N680 11° 20° 600 Pass –
2023-10-08 Hogue TEMPLAR 154CM 11° 20° 600 Pass –
– Spyderco DELICA EMERSON VG-10 12° 18° 600 Pass –
– IYK C'est la vie SK5 – – 600 Pass –
– Benchmade GRIPTILIAN S90V 11° 20° 600 Pass –
– Benchmade FIXED CONTEGO S30V – 25° 600 Pass –
– Spyderco NATIVE CHEF REX-45 11° 20° 600 Pass None
– Massdrop – NITRO-V 13° 20° 600 Pass –
– Tactile Knife Co. MAVERICK MAGNACUT 13° 15° 600 Pass –
– Pro-Tech MORDAX MAGNACUT – – 600 Pass –
– Spyderco ENDURA WHARN K390 11° 20° 600 Pass –
Push cuts on A-grade FAS spruce. 600 cuts is the pass cap; a lower figure is where the edge failed. Angles are degrees per side. Secondary bevel is ours; micro-bevel is the measured apex. Blank HRC means the maker did not state it, not zero.
SPY27
15° micro, 12° sec.
Spyderco · Manix Lw
2026-07-25 Pass
S30V
17° micro, 12° sec.
Spyderco · Opus
2026-07-25 Pass
ZDP-189
23° micro, 12° sec.
Spyderco · ENDURA
2024-12-10 Pass
MAGNACUT
15° micro, 10° sec.
Benchmade · ADIRA
2024-12-10 Pass
M2
15° micro, 10° sec.
IYK
2024-12-10 Pass
CRU-WEAR
15° micro, 11° sec.
Spyderco · PARA2
2024-12-10 Pass
COROLESS
15° micro, 9° sec.
IYK · FORMOSA
2024-12-10 Pass
MAGNACUT
15° micro, 12° sec.
Spartan Blades · SF5
2024-07-13 Pass
XHP
20° micro, 11° sec.
Cold Steel · BROKEN SKULL
2024-05-25 Pass
VANAX
15° micro, 13° sec.
We Knife · HYPERACTIVE
2024-05-25 Pass
S35VN
15° micro, 12° sec.
Kizer
2024-05-25 Pass
NIOLOX
15° micro, 13° sec.
Lionsteel
2024-05-25 Pass
MAGNACUT
13° micro, 10.5° sec.
Chris Reeve Knives · SEBENZA
2024-05-25 Pass
CPM-D2
15° micro, 11.5° sec.
Pro-Tech · TR4
2024-05-25 Pass
RPM-9
15° micro, 11.8° sec.
CJRB · pyrite
2024-05-12 Pass
H2
20° micro, 12° sec.
Spyderco · STRETCH 2 XL
2024-05-12 Pass
CD1
15° micro, 11° sec.
Duane Dwyer
2024-04-21 Pass
DAMASTEEL
20° micro, 11° sec.
Benchmade · MINI CROOKED RIVER
2024-04-02 Pass
LC200n
20° micro, 11° sec.
Spyderco · PACIFIC SALT
2024-03-24 Pass
S30V
17° micro, – sec.
Spyderco · IKUCHI
2024-03-11 Pass
CROMAX
20° micro, 11° sec.
Shirogorov · QUANTUMNIUM
2024-03-08 Pass
K110
20° micro, 11° sec.
Civivi · SENTINEL STRIKE
2024-02-07 Pass
CPM-154
15° micro, 10.5° sec.
Hogue
2024-02-07 Pass
ASP60
25° micro, 12° sec.
Maxace · KILLERWHALE
2024-02-07 Pass
S35VN
20° micro, 11° sec.
Cold Steel · TALWAR
2024-02-06 Pass
20CV
25° micro, 11° sec.
We Knife · BUSTER
2024-02-06 Pass
14C28N
15° micro, 12° sec.
Bestech · VK-CORE
2024-02-06 Pass
NITROX
20° micro, 12° sec.
TB Outdoor · C.A.C
2024-01-14 Pass
N690
20° micro, 10° sec.
Spyderco · Dragonfly
2024-01-14 Pass
M390
25° micro, 10° sec.
We Knife · 6xx
2024-01-14 Pass
3V
20° micro, 10° sec.
Benchmade · BAILOUT
2024-01-14 Pass
MAGNACUT
15° micro, 15° sec.
UG Tools · Tiny
2024-01-07 Pass
M4
15° micro, – sec.
Spyderco · MANTRA 2
2024-01-07 Pass
1.4116/4116
20° micro, 10° sec.
Cold Steel · LINCHPIN
2023-12-19 Pass
SLEIPNER
15° micro, 11° sec.
DPx Gear · ?
2023-12-05 Pass
CRU-WEAR
15° micro, 11° sec.
Spyderco · PM2
2023-12-05 Pass
MAGNACUT
13° micro, 13° sec.
Tactile Knife Co. · MAVERICK
2023-11-18 Pass
S45VN
18° micro, 18° sec.
Strider · .75AR
2023-11-09 Pass
H1
20° micro, 11° sec.
Spyderco · Pacific salt
2023-11-09 Pass
CRU-WEAR
20° micro, 11° sec.
Spyderco · PM2
2023-11-09 Pass
MAGNACUT
13° micro, 11° sec.
Tactile Knife Co. · MAVERICK
2023-10-30 Pass
N680
20° micro, 11° sec.
Benchmade · TRIAGE
2023-10-08 Pass
154CM
20° micro, 11° sec.
Hogue · TEMPLAR
2023-10-08 Pass
VG-10
18° micro, 12° sec.
Spyderco · DELICA EMERSON
– Pass
SK5
– micro, – sec.
IYK · C'est la vie
– Pass
S90V
20° micro, 11° sec.
Benchmade · GRIPTILIAN
– Pass
S30V
25° micro, – sec.
Benchmade · FIXED CONTEGO
– Pass
REX-45
20° micro, 11° sec.
Spyderco · NATIVE CHEF
– Pass
NITRO-V
20° micro, 13° sec.
Massdrop
– Pass
MAGNACUT
15° micro, 13° sec.
Tactile Knife Co. · MAVERICK
– Pass
MAGNACUT
– micro, – sec.
Pro-Tech · MORDAX
– Pass
K390
20° micro, 11° sec.
Spyderco · ENDURA WHARN
– Pass

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