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I didn't perform these tests myself. It is not my intention to boast on this forum using someone else's work.

I shared this information with the kind permission of Pavol Šandor.

This is a completely new steel for which the basic information hasn't been published yet, and I was lucky enough to ...

Overall, the MagnaMax steel Mule performed well.

It cut the rope 650 times, compared to 300 times for Magnacut.

If we were to compare this to K390 steel, various knives made from this steel had a range of cuts from 750 to 1020 times.

Among stainless steels, this is the second-best result after ...

Here is a description and the reasoning for the testing, written by Pavol Šandor:


Test Description:

I am testing the abrasive wear of a blade's edge. The inspiration for this test was the ISO 8442-5 standard. The abrasive material I am using is a 20 mm rope from the company LANEX. I check the ...

Good day everyone.

I'm very grateful for the opportunity to purchase a Spyderco Mule in MagnaMax steel, even here in Prague.

The knife didn't stay with me for long after it was delivered, as I immediately sent it to the Slovakian knife and steel tester Pavol Šandor, who was once the main reason ...