17°
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 4 total for this steel.
The test that got there
- Company / model
- Spyderco / Opus
- Secondary bevel
- 12° per side
- Micro-bevel
- 17° (the headline angle)
- Factory HRC
- None
- Tester
- D
- Wood
- Spruce
- Date
- 2026/07/25
The spread
3 of 4 tests shown; 1 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.
Benchmade
25°
n = 1
Spyderco
17°
n = 3
All tests
Sorted by result, then angle. Every recorded test for this steel, including heat-damage rows.
| Tags | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pass | 17° | n/r | 600 | Spyderco / IKUCHI | n/r | S | Spruce | |
| Pass | 17° | 12° | 600 | Spyderco / Opus | None | D | Spruce | |
| Pass | 25° | n/r | 600 | Benchmade / FIXED CONTEGO | n/r | n/r | Spruce | |
| Fail | n/r | n/r | 100 | Spyderco / OPUS | n/r | D | Spruce |
17°
Pass
600 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / IKUCHI
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- S
17°
Pass
600 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / Opus
- Secondary
- 12°
- HRC
- None
- Tester
- D
25°
Pass
600 cuts
- Company
- Benchmade / FIXED CONTEGO
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- n/r
n/r
Fail
100 cuts
- Company
- Spyderco / OPUS
- Secondary
- n/r
- HRC
- n/r
- Tester
- D