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No, they are linerless. The description of the knife on Spyderco.com says as much.

GarageBoy wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 08, 2025 9:03 pm

Which steel manufacturer will be the one producing magnamax?

From what I've read it's Erasteel.

It depends on what you're cutting, but the most important thing for maintaining a fine edge is a small edge angle. Therefore you need a steel that can support a small edge angle, and the analysis becomes an edge stability question rather than an edge retention question. You want a tough, hard steel ...

Seconds are caught by QC, marked accordingly and sold at a discount. Mistakes that pass QC, are not marked, and sold at full price are somewhat different and more difficult to obtain, therefore they may have higher collectibility even if the mistake itself is found among seconds.
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Interesting article, but what is a “zombie knife”?


Simple, it's a bladed article with:

(i) a plain cutting edge;
(ii) a sharp pointed end; and
(iii) a blade of over eight inches in length (the length of the blade being the straight-line distance from the top of the handle to the tip of the ...

Interesting article, but what is a “zombie knife”?


Simple, it's a bladed article with:

(i) a plain cutting edge;
(ii) a sharp pointed end; and
(iii) a blade of over eight inches in length (the length of the blade being the straight-line distance from the top of the handle to the tip of the ...

Yeah I don’t buy that this is a “second” or “unpleasant surprise”, anyone who collects coins will know the value of such things, and this will be realised in time. Cool to hear the back story, and the choice you made to keep it for posterity, and buy another, is a good one.


Am I understanding ...

It doesn't make sense for a faker to etch one side perfectly but not the other, it's just a genuine manufacturing error. If you want it as a user then the etch doesn't matter anyway, so I don't see what the problem is. If it bothers you, send it back to Spyderco or sell it to some crazy collector.

This sort of explains why 3V is my favorite. Need an unbreakable sword? Make it out of a thick piece of 3V. Need a straight razor with the edge retention of a high speed steel? Make it out of a thin piece of 3V.

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Was looking at your chart, it is very ...

I live in a large city, travel by train, and often find police check points randomly set up herding people through metal detectors.



I saw a video where they said you have the legal right to not go through the metal detector if the police don't have grounds to search you, but then the police ...

I've been seeing a few mentions of 3v in a Spyderco knife. I asked and got a reply saying that 4v is better for hardenability, but 3v is better for rough use.


You know what would be cool? A 3V Hossom Forester sprint.




FYI, the sale goes fast and it's first come, first serve. You should be ...

My third Frankenspyder:

You know what would be cool? A 3V Hossom Forester sprint.






The basic is priced at $350 and there are various upgrade options. There is usually a sale every other Friday at 3pm EST. There won't be one today, maybe next week.

Here's the last sale to give you an idea:

https://www ...

Carothers Performance Knives (CPK) does a great job with 3V (Nathan C. has researched 3V heat treating extensively). They are currently offering a 5" fixed blade called a Basic Field Knife (they only sell fixed blades). Quality is excellent, the only problem is availability of the knives ...

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What i’d really like to see is a fixed blade 3V knife with the Spyderco heat treat before 3V is gone and no where to be found. Spyderco is known for its ability to push the heat treats to get the best performance out of any given steel.
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Carothers Performance Knives (CPK) does a ...

kobold wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 22, 2025 5:39 am

If corrosion resistance is not an issue, is there a reason to buy Magnamax when I already have enough knives in Maxamet?

If Maxamet isn't chipping in your use, probably not. But if you find yourself babying your knives, you should try something a bit tougher.

What i’d really like to see is a fixed blade 3V knife with the Spyderco heat treat before 3V is gone and no where to be found. Spyderco is known for its ability to push the heat treats to get the best performance out of any given steel.


Multiple sources have confirmed 3V will remain in ...

If the wear resistance, toughness, and corrosion resistance properties of MagnaMax prove true in real world use, is there any application where a user would still be better served by MagnaCut?

I already have a handful of MagnaCut knives, and I just want to know if I should stop buying more and ...

Larrin has said the production version from Erasteel will have similar corrosion resistance to MagnaCut.