TwoSun 14C28N Cut Test Part 4: Conclusion (Knife Content)
Published: 4 years ago
As the description stated in the previous video, this finally concludes the cut testing of the TS165 in 14C28N steel. I'm left with more questions than answers as I got up to 850 cuts of the rope before I would snag a bit on the paper.
Obviously, this is WAY higher than I expect any 14C28N blade to perform. I'm currently thinking a few things might have happened:
1. The portion of the blade I was cutting with was quite a bit harder than the standard 58-60 Rockwell and since the rope was soft enough, it wasn't causing much deformation to the blade.
2. This knife was unintentionally made with a higher grade steel than is labeled. Like if they had run out of 14C28N near the end of production, and reached into their other steel piles of S90V/S110V or M390 for a few.
3. Along the lines of , it's possible as 14C28N is an ingot steel, that this portion of the blade has an abundance of hardened carbides that made it much more wear resistant than the rest of the blade.
Either way, I'm damned impressed. As I state in the video, I do plan on revisiting this knife in the future, to see if these results are repeatable, but not immediately as I have other knives and steels I want to knock out first.
This is the very reason why you shouldn't rely on a single reviewer's opinion or experience with any product, as variances occur.
Obviously, this is WAY higher than I expect any 14C28N blade to perform. I'm currently thinking a few things might have happened:
1. The portion of the blade I was cutting with was quite a bit harder than the standard 58-60 Rockwell and since the rope was soft enough, it wasn't causing much deformation to the blade.
2. This knife was unintentionally made with a higher grade steel than is labeled. Like if they had run out of 14C28N near the end of production, and reached into their other steel piles of S90V/S110V or M390 for a few.
3. Along the lines of , it's possible as 14C28N is an ingot steel, that this portion of the blade has an abundance of hardened carbides that made it much more wear resistant than the rest of the blade.
Either way, I'm damned impressed. As I state in the video, I do plan on revisiting this knife in the future, to see if these results are repeatable, but not immediately as I have other knives and steels I want to knock out first.
This is the very reason why you shouldn't rely on a single reviewer's opinion or experience with any product, as variances occur.