LORE LAB Steel Test Database
No passing result yet

No test for this steel has reached 600 cuts with a recorded micro-bevel angle. The tests below show how close the edge has come.

4 tests on record for this steel.

The spread

4 tests, every one shown
Pass (600 cuts) Fail (at its cut count)

Micro-bevel angle (degrees per side)

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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.

Bestech
No pass yet · best 200 cuts n = 4

All tests

Sorted by result, then angle. Every recorded test for this steel, including heat-damage rows.

Tags
Fail 20° 10° 200 Bestech / VK-Void n/r S Spruce
Fail 20° 15° 66 Bestech / VK-Void 59-60 S Southern Pine
Fail 20° 15° 33 Bestech / VK-Void 59-60 S Southern Pine
Fail 20° 10° 30 Bestech / VK-Void n/r S Spruce
20° Fail 200 cuts
Company
Bestech / VK-Void
Secondary
10°
HRC
n/r
Tester
S
20° Fail 66 cuts
Company
Bestech / VK-Void
Secondary
15°
HRC
59-60
Tester
S
20° Fail 33 cuts
Company
Bestech / VK-Void
Secondary
15°
HRC
59-60
Tester
S
20° Fail 30 cuts
Company
Bestech / VK-Void
Secondary
10°
HRC
n/r
Tester
S