Magnacut…worth it?

[Claxton]

I’m considering a small to medium fixed blade in Magnacut. Premium price on the steel, it seems. For those of you who have blades made of it, is it with the extra money? My uses will be general utility, fire starts, regular carry, and meat processing. I’m particularly interested in corrosion resistance.

 

[Taudisio]

I’m considering a small to medium fixed blade in Magnacut. Premium price on the steel, it seems. For those of you who have blades made of it, is it with the extra money? My uses will be general utility, fire starts, regular carry, and meat processing. I’m particularly interested in corrosion resistance.

I’ve had a kershaw leek in magnacut for about a year. I touch up the edge about once a month with sporadic usage. I should have cut up a deer with it this year but didn’t think about it. It was also cerakoted from the factory. 0 signs of any corrosion. I would pay the extra $30 for any of the upgraded steel models even though I really like the sandvik steel for how sharp I can make it, in a hurry. I can’t say I have seen a difference over other cpm steels I have used.

 

[Vedran_R]

I'm a bit spoiled as I work with the guys and don't have to actually buy their knives but for the past few years I only use UG-Tools knives with Magnacut blades, TiNy model being my favorite. Thing is amazingly light - 80ish grams for a fixed knife and has a Magnacut blade hardened to 65RC.

Sharpened to a slight convex with 600 grit diamond stone plus few passes on a strop it gets razor sharp and I can do 2-3 medium sized wild pigs (70-80kg) before it gets dull. Pelvis and ribcage included. Batoned it trough red stag pelvis (arround 180kg) with no edge damage. Good stuff, I'm a fan.