25°
Smallest micro-bevel angle that held 600 push cuts on A-grade FAS spruce.
Based on 1 passing test
with a recorded micro-bevel angle, out of 11 total for this steel.
Limited data: this rests on
a single test. Treat as provisional.
The test that got there
- Company / model
- We Knife / 6xx
- Secondary bevel
- 10° per side
- Micro-bevel
- 25° (the headline angle)
- Factory HRC
- Hardness not recorded
- Tester
- D
- Wood
- Spruce
- Date
- 2024/01/14
The spread
5 of 11 tests shown; 6 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.
This steel's headline rests on one passing test. Read the angle as provisional until more tests are recorded.
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.
Maserin
No pass yet · best 2 cuts
n = 1
Maxace
No pass yet · best 14 cuts
n = 3
MKM
No pass yet · best 31 cuts
n = 1
Real Steel
No pass yet · best 20 cuts
n = 1
Spyderco
No pass yet · best 6 cuts
n = 1
TRC
No pass yet · best 24 cuts
n = 2
We Knife
25°
n = 2
All tests
Sorted by result, then angle. Every recorded test for this steel, including heat-damage rows.
| Tags | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pass | 25° | 10° | 600 | We Knife / 6xx | n/r | D | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 20 | Real Steel / GARDARIK | n/r | D | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 14 | Maxace / ZERG | n/r | I | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 6 | Spyderco / MANIX | n/r | I | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 3 | Maxace / ZERG | n/r | I | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 3 | Maxace / ZERG | n/r | I | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 2 | Maserin / ? | n/r | I | Spruce | |
| Fail | 20° | n/r | 31 | MKM / MAKRO | n/r | S | Spruce | |
| Fail | 20° | 20° | 24 | TRC / ? | n/r | S | Spruce | |
| Fail | 20° | 20° | 11 | TRC / ? | n/r | S | Spruce | |
| Fail | 23° | 13° | 43 | We Knife / FEROX | n/r | D | Spruce |
25°
Pass
600 cuts
- Company
- We Knife / 6xx
- Secondary
- 10°
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- D
n/r
Fail
20 cuts
- Company
- Real Steel / GARDARIK
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- D
n/r
Fail
14 cuts
- Company
- Maxace / ZERG
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- I
n/r
Fail
6 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / MANIX
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- I
n/r
Fail
3 cuts
- Company
- Maxace / ZERG
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- I
n/r
Fail
3 cuts
- Company
- Maxace / ZERG
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- I
n/r
Fail
2 cuts
- Company
- Maserin / ?
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- I
20°
Fail
31 cuts
- Company
- MKM / MAKRO
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- S
20°
Fail
24 cuts
- Company
- TRC / ?
- Secondary
- 20°
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- S
20°
Fail
11 cuts
- Company
- TRC / ?
- Secondary
- 20°
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- S
23°
Fail
43 cuts
- Company
- We Knife / FEROX
- Secondary
- 13°
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- D