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.

2 tests on record for this steel.

The spread

2 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.

Spyderco
No pass yet · best 56 cuts n = 2

All tests

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

Tags
Fail 20° 11° 56 Spyderco / MANIX n/r D Spruce
Fail 20° 11° 2 Spyderco / MANIX n/r D Spruce
20° Fail 56 cuts
Company
Spyderco / MANIX
Secondary
11°
HRC
n/r
Tester
D
20° Fail 2 cuts
Company
Spyderco / MANIX
Secondary
11°
HRC
n/r
Tester
D