Para 3 Maxamet

[RadioactiveSpyder]

A fabulous knife! I prettied mine up with the help of some CF scales off a S90V second I picked up at the OKCA show last week. :) I also played around with swapping the scales and hardware of my DLC S30V one too.





Lynch clips for me of course. :D

[Sharp Guy]

^ I think the grey with DLC blade looks great!

[Ruudr]

@radioactivespyder ; That looks awesome :) Especially the grey scales and the black blade! Nice!

[Ixstala]

I did a quick hardness test at my office of the maxamet para 3. Came up @ RC68, not too shabby. You can see the very small indentation from the probe to the left of the spyder laser mark. Probably should have tested closer to the edge... Oh well. I wonder what RC value Spydeco was trying to hit?

I was able to scratch some hardened 52100 machined parts we have sitting in our shop. The shop guys were very confused. Interesting material for sure.

[Ruudr]

Cool to see some HRC testing here! 68 HRC is a nice value I think. Is that a little chip I see there?

[Ixstala]

I already broke the point off and made several chips down the edge. Nothing that can't be fixed on my sharpening bench. Given how hard Maxamet is I expect to sacrifice on toughness. Also, I work on metal parts a lot so my knives suffer the consequences.

[Forest Green]

Just received from River's Edge Cutlery, beautiful stone washed blade, the sharpest factory edge I've experienced, almost hair whittling, just a few strops was all it took.

[moose1000]

I see some dealers have the Para 3 maxamet as (Discontinued
This product is no longer available) is this true?

[Darth_cholo]

I see some dealers have the Para 3 maxamet as (Discontinued
This product is no longer available) is this true?

It's why I didn't return my Maxamet Manix LW(I just bought too many knives at once). Worried the steel won't stay production.

[Forest Green]

Just received from River's Edge Cutlery, beautiful stone washed blade, the sharpest factory edge I've experienced, almost hair whittling, just a few strops was all it took, and then it was.

[abbazaba]

I did a quick hardness test at my office of the maxamet para 3. Came up @ RC68, not too shabby. You can see the very small indentation from the probe to the left of the spyder laser mark. Probably should have tested closer to the edge... Oh well. I wonder what RC value Spydeco was trying to hit?

I was able to scratch some hardened 52100 machined parts we have sitting in our shop. The shop guys were very confused. Interesting material for sure.

Thanks for sharing!

[moose1000]

I see some dealers have the Para 3 maxamet as (Discontinued
This product is no longer available) is this true?

It's why I didn't return my Maxamet Manix LW(I just bought too many knives at once). Worried the steel won't stay production.

Smart I may have to buy another to stash away

[Ric]

I just ordered mine today.
:-)

[elena86]

Got one just to test the steel but...still waiting for the PM2 come back....so frustrating

[EngDevGr3]

Is the future of the g-10 Maxamet models looking better than before? It appears that the Para 3 Maxamet has been successful, as far as no issues with the final product.

[ZrowsN1s]

Is the future of the g-10 Maxamet models looking better than before? It appears that the Para 3 Maxamet has been successful, as far as no issues with the final product.

The final product is perfect (imo), the question is how much 'fallout' did they have in production. It sounds like Maxamet is a tricky steel to work with, for example if they had to produce 2000 to get 1600 perfect specimens (meaning if 400 knives didn't pass QC), it might not be worth it for them going forward. Or it might mean a price increase for offerings in that steel to make it worth it for them. I don't know the answer to that but I hope to see more Maxamet offerings in the future as well. It's a fun steel. Glad I've got 2 (Native and para3).

[jacala]

Got one on the way, he he he

[ZrowsN1s]

Got one on the way, he he he

I think you'll like it.

[jacala]

I'll probably drool a bit,play with it, cut my finger and then lock it in my safe !

[basedlarrydavid]

Grabbed one tonight off of Optics Planet. No idea when it will get here, but it’ll be a welcome surprise.