LORE LAB Steel Test Database
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