Very happy with Maxamet EDC
- knife__bro69
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Very happy with Maxamet EDC
I work as a university chef, mostly cutting boxes, packaging, and zip tie type materials. Ive used a wide variety of steels at this point, and after watching Big Brown Bear’s videos on maxamet, decided to give it a go.
So far after edcing for about a month, it is still hair shaving sharp on the factory edge. It has a tiny chip, and when I say tiny I mean tiny, on the edge where it hit a stainless steel surface, but it still shaves hair and slices paper with no hiccups.
There are hints of a patina, but not much of one. For being such low chromium content I expected to see more, but it has not shown any signs of corrosion. It has gotten wet and dirty but I keep my stuff clean. Oiled once with mineral oil when I first got it.
The most interesting part of maxamet is that it seems to cut very aggressively. Im assuming it is the larger carbides playing a role. It seems to really want to bite into whatever material, be it thin plastic wrap or dense cardboard.
I have yet to sharpen it but I am not really that concerned with sharpening maxamet as I have a CBN stone. I also want to preserve the edge health and use the edge until dull and start with the CBN and leave a coarse finish with strops.
My knife is the PM2 in Maxamet. I couldnt be happier with the performance.
So far after edcing for about a month, it is still hair shaving sharp on the factory edge. It has a tiny chip, and when I say tiny I mean tiny, on the edge where it hit a stainless steel surface, but it still shaves hair and slices paper with no hiccups.
There are hints of a patina, but not much of one. For being such low chromium content I expected to see more, but it has not shown any signs of corrosion. It has gotten wet and dirty but I keep my stuff clean. Oiled once with mineral oil when I first got it.
The most interesting part of maxamet is that it seems to cut very aggressively. Im assuming it is the larger carbides playing a role. It seems to really want to bite into whatever material, be it thin plastic wrap or dense cardboard.
I have yet to sharpen it but I am not really that concerned with sharpening maxamet as I have a CBN stone. I also want to preserve the edge health and use the edge until dull and start with the CBN and leave a coarse finish with strops.
My knife is the PM2 in Maxamet. I couldnt be happier with the performance.
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Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
Awesome.
But its still recommended you dont let it get completely dull. It takes alot of sharpening to get it back to shaving sharp.
With that said, do what you want.
But its still recommended you dont let it get completely dull. It takes alot of sharpening to get it back to shaving sharp.
With that said, do what you want.
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Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
I am also a big Maxamet fan. I am getting a lot of patina, the Spyderco logo is almost invisible on my Para 3. It's oiled, but was not used for a month.
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Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
What would you touch it up with?VooDooChild wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:19 amAwesome.
But its still recommended you dont let it get completely dull. It takes alot of sharpening to get it back to shaving sharp.
With that said, do what you want.
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Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
I think that a diamond paste or a diamond wet stone will work no problem.knife__bro69 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:09 pmWhat would you touch it up with?VooDooChild wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:19 amAwesome.
But its still recommended you dont let it get completely dull. It takes alot of sharpening to get it back to shaving sharp.
With that said, do what you want.
I have a Native 5 Maxamet knife and I use it around the house. It's fantastic, so much so that I am looking for another Maxamet knife to buy....might get the Para 2. I wish that there were more Maxamet options.
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Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
I actually just touched it up on a spyderco fine stone this morning and it worked like a charm.Naperville wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 11:36 pmI think that a diamond paste or a diamond wet stone will work no problem.knife__bro69 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 10:09 pmWhat would you touch it up with?VooDooChild wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 1:19 amAwesome.
But its still recommended you dont let it get completely dull. It takes alot of sharpening to get it back to shaving sharp.
With that said, do what you want.
I have a Native 5 Maxamet knife and I use it around the house. It's fantastic, so much so that I am looking for another Maxamet knife to buy....might get the Para 2. I wish that there were more Maxamet options.
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Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
Is it totally impractical to think that I could sharpen my maxamet knife with the Spyderco sharpening kit?
Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
I think you could do it with the Diamond or CBN rods. You can probably do polishing with the normal ceramic rods.Chieforman wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 5:08 pmIs it totally impractical to think that I could sharpen my maxamet knife with the Spyderco sharpening kit?
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Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
For aggressive low grit edges, should one go maxamet or s110v?
Re: Very happy with Maxamet EDC
I think s110v.
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