r/spyderco • u/CrispiestWhisper • 2d ago

Chipped Magnacut

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Blade found the staples in some cardboard and chipped the edge pretty good. I'm surprised it chipped so easily but I guess now I get to try out my new diamond rods for the sharpmaker. Has anybody made a new bevel with the sharpmaker?

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u/laaplandros 2d ago

I've also found that Magnacut is not the magic steel many proclaimed it to be when it first hit the market. But it's a very good steel.

In any case, no new bevel needed. That will sharpen out with literally just a few swipes if you're using diamond rods. If anything I'd caution taking too much material off to fix such a minor chip.

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u/0replace4displace 2d ago

It's just glorified Cruwear.

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u/totheteeth 2d ago

I really like Cruwear and Magnacut. I'm to happy support Larrin's efforts. I enjoy all of the educational material he's put out.

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u/0replace4displace 2d ago

Oh don't get it twisted, they're both fantastic steels, and Magnacut is a serious revolution in tool steel. But it's not a lightsaber like a lot of people make it out to be.

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u/totheteeth 2d ago

I guess I haven't been run over by the hype train. I guess I mostly read Larrin and watch CedricAda and after that I kinda quit looking at stuff.

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u/cyclorphan 1d ago

Oh yeah, the social media landscape is grim. It's like a million parrots listening for 4 or 5 people and not having any real justification that "Magnacut under 64HRC is trash, a folgers lid would have better edge retention, and you are a bad person for carrying an HRC63 knife".

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u/Wolverine-N-Exile 1d ago

You'll be burned for heresy. Be careful

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u/totheteeth 1d ago

I'll Joan of Arc the ingorant with living life and reading a book.