15°
Smallest micro-bevel angle that held 600 push cuts on A-grade FAS spruce.
Based on 3 passing tests
with a recorded micro-bevel angle, out of 7 total for this steel.
The test that got there
- Company / model
- Spyderco / PM2
- Secondary bevel
- 11° per side
- Micro-bevel
- 15° (the headline angle)
- Factory HRC
- Hardness not recorded
- Tester
- S
- Wood
- Spruce
- Date
- 2023/12/05
The spread
4 of 7 tests shown; 3 have no recorded angle
Pass (600 cuts)
Fail (at its cut count)
Micro-bevel angle (degrees per side)
Swipe the chart sideways to see the full angle range.
By brand
Every brand we have tested this steel under, and its own best result -- heat-treat can shift the feasible angle from one maker to the next.
Spyderco
15°
n = 7
All tests
Sorted by result, then angle. Every recorded test for this steel, including heat-damage rows.
| Tags | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pass | 15° | 11° | 600 | Spyderco / PM2 | n/r | S | Spruce | |
| Pass | 15° | 11° | 600 | Spyderco / PARA2 | n/r | S | Spruce | |
| Pass | 20° | 11° | 600 | Spyderco / PM2 | n/r | S | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 114 | Spyderco / PM2 | n/r | D | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 12 | Spyderco / SHAMAN | n/r | I | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 4 | Spyderco / PARA2 | n/r | I | Spruce | |
| Fail | 14° | 11° | 47 | Spyderco / PM2 | n/r | S | Spruce |
15°
Pass
600 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / PM2
- Secondary
- 11°
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- S
15°
Pass
600 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / PARA2
- Secondary
- 11°
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- S
20°
Pass
600 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / PM2
- Secondary
- 11°
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- S
n/r
Fail
114 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / PM2
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- D
n/r
Fail
12 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / SHAMAN
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- I
n/r
Fail
4 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / PARA2
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- I
14°
Fail
47 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / PM2
- Secondary
- 11°
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- S