The Revenge of Maxamet 

Where can I buy Sheep tea?

By this point in his career of cutting rope I bet that Pete can crush a Walnut on a table with the flattened palm of his hand.

I looked up sheep dog tea and got redirected to nutnfancy 😞

Thanks for saving me some work. I am going to review that exact knife soon. I'll just send people here if they want to see it cut 1000 freaking times....🤣

Is your right hand and arm like the size of Popeye’s? While your left arm is small like Nick Shabazz’s Muppet Arm

Do you ever lose count?

Your sacrifice is appreciated!

This video should be titled “Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for Aussies.”

Jesus, dude, your dedication and perseverance never ceases to amaze me. 80 minutes of cutting for all of us out here in Knifeland. By the way, that exacerbated 'fuck' would have come out of me way faster, and repeatedly, lol. That number was much higher than I thought it would have been. Maxamet is a name I will be watching out for now when checking out certain knives to buy.

4:10. LOL

Can we get an unleashed to the max for maxamet? Something like 12dps with a 15dps micro-bevel for stability.

*slices through rope a million times and still cuts paper* Pete: F U C K

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Will spyderco sharpen the maxamet if I send it to then? And Will they do a good job sharpening it?

You need to sit higher. Your poor arm and shoulder and wrist. Bad angle. We need to keep you healthy so you can keep doing these.

What kind of cutting board is that? I have an epicurean I wonder though if it dulls my knives prematurely...?

Sorry Pete, despite you Aussies being descended from Brits, tea especially the Britt way is the utter silly anthithesis of tactial.

Oh wait, isnt maxamet supposed to break like glass??????????? I graduated steeluniversityofassholeexpertsreallyknownothing and im 110% sure it should

You should of sent that maxemet to mike Emler….. the best maxemet sharpener

Just got one of these, awesome buy, video reassures my $180

What do you do with all the cut up pieces, I bet it would make good filling for a dog bed....

Thanks for putting in the hard work to get us this data! I have a Native in Maxamet. I haven't worked it nearly as hard as you do, but I'm amazed at how much longer it holds an edge than a SAK blade. (I prefer SAKs, but they flat out REFUSE to put a decent blade steel in them)

Hell yes KNIFE LAB!!

I have ZeroTolerance 0566 in S35VN which I consider my favourite steel, but after seeing this video I need to buy this Maxamet Spyderco :D

Thx so much for your tests. Was wondering if you might up a list or have a video on folders which use these steels. I like Cold Steel TRIAD Lock but never even see D2 much less these long lasting steels. Can you review some knives which offer these steels? Thx again for your test; which I believe is becoming an iconoc standard!

Which knife had the most comfortable handle for these tests?

Nice work! Have you found maxamet to be chippy or particularly awful to sharpen from personal experience?

Final Form My Ass!!!!

How long did it take your arm to recover? Excellent review and what a slicer.

Is this music from The Taint?

I purchased this knife because of this video and I love it !!! By chance do you know of any american knife sharpeners who can put the "UNLEASHED" edge on Maxamet steel?

Which knife is that? I know it’s a light weight but I’m not a spyderco nut just yet

I got 810 cuts with that knife. A few different variables: different brand rope (3/8" sisal), different board, cutting style, and I was new to those stones. After more time with those stones Pete likely got a sharper knife. I'll test it again and see how it does. 4:13 is hysterical. I had the same "when will it end?" moment when I was testing this knife.

He my friend, have a quick question for you. Could you check your instagram messenger?

Not too shabby. Nice sharpening work steel list dude.

According to the war stories I used to read, SAS dudes love their tea, I think you are on to something

Thanks for another great video Pete

Greatest intro ever😂🇺🇸

0:44 i want this to be a GIF, and I want that GIF to be my life thumbnAil

Best cutting vid ever!

s/o to undertale

Great video! Love my pm2 maxamet as well. What's up with the add about "vaginal odor" when your video ends 🤣.

This is my favorite steel and my favorite cutting song. 😎🤘🏻🇨🇦

Hasta la vista Black Rifle Coffee Company. Mmmm, gyrating robots.

More of a coffee drinker myself, but I'd be down to try some tea. Anyway, didn't see a website anywhere. So where can I get some of that Sheepdog tea? Tried Amazon to no avail. I did happed to find Sheepdogdrinks.com but I don't think it's the same product. At any rate, Sheepdog tea seems like a product I would purchase. Would absolutely consider adding it to my EDC chest rig in case a demanding tactical situation arises. Granted, I'd have to make room for a tactical tea kettle as well but I'm all for changing up my loadout if it improves my lethality. Could probably swap out one of my Cold Steel XL Espadas to save space. Time will tell I suppose. Also been looking into a MOLLE compatible sugar cube pouch, so that'll be a definite buy. Anyway, somebody hit me up with the details. Thanks.

So I got the same Native 5 the other day. It was lightly used but still had the factory edge. It would cut paper cleanly, but not shave very well. I put it on my KME last night to get it to where all my other knives are. Unfortunately, I had to reprofile it because it had 2 different angles. One was near 17 degrees, so I used the 100 grit diamond stone to get both sides to 17. It was a pretty rough edge like usual when I use that stone. I then went through my normal progression of 140, 300, 600, then stropped on 4, 1, and 0.5 micron CBN. I noticed after the 140 stone that the edge was still pretty ragged, so I looked through a magnifying glass, and the edge had several places that looked like small ragged chips. These stayed and I could not get rid of them as I progressed through the other stones. The edge I am left with just tears paper. It's almost like using a serrated blade. I know this has happened to other people as well. This is the first time sharpening Maxamet, so it's new to me. It looks like I might have used too rough of a stone and applied a little bit too much pressure. Do you have any tips on how to clean the edge up and fix what I did?

Did he use a kme to sharpen it? You used a kme to sharpen it when you did it correct? I would like a maxamet knife and will be using a kme to sharpen it. This is why I am asking.

Update: just ordered a Sage 1 in Maxamet. Been using my PM2 in maxamet for a while and it kick ass.

Excellent first test. Please cut through some bamboo garden stakes.

Can the fine edge on Maxamet be maintained with the Spyderco Sharpmaker?

I very much want to see a 20° included with a 30° included micro-bevel only for a few thousandths of an inch of the edge. I'm talking enough to barely see with the naked eye. I think it will have the ease of cut of a 20° bevel and the stability of the steeper grind. It might beat the current top score.

Well I tried sheeptea.com No results. Maybe it’s sheeptea.aus ? I hope they ship internationally!

Spyder max, one of the best knives in the world. Unbelievable you took the time and energy for that, thank you much. Your video will lead many to the cutting edge of greatness 🤩. That doesn't sound cheesy after you see it "

You should try clapping the knife and pulling the rope across it to see how much cutting into the cutting board effects it! And I still think you should try two different degrees one per side!

I just picked one of those up the other day. Now I'm extra glad I did.

Pete, great video but maxamet looks like it kicked your ass dude. Tough steel I guess.

You should have taken a tea break. I heard sheepdog tea is good, especially their grey wolf blend

Now we need electron microscope images of each knifes edge at 1000 cuts to see the damage/deformation evidence for certain.

The effort alone deserves a sub. Much appreciated effort. Thank you.

Whaaaa If more reviewers don’t step up their testing your fingers are gonna go on strike

do you use all that for garden mulch?....recycle please.

i am careful about what and how i cut. i may never have to sharpen this knife. great video as always!

Awesome. Going to put a polished edge on my Native5 today!

What stones on the kme do you use for maxamet, just the regular gold series? ( not for a mirror)

I literally got "that coffee company" ad before this video. I prefer the sheep tea.

Thanks for the info. I was laughing through your intro and after a bit my wife asked what I was laughing at - "Oh, just a video of a guy cutting through sisal rope" Only you Pete, only you :)

We need Maxamet UNLEASHED to the MAX!

Great intro, too many middle aged out of shape internet badasses these days

Terrifying tendonitis Batman!

Great vid Pete. You got a workout huh?

Awesome review. Pete you got a workout.

I am really appreciate your work 👍🏻

Should be rebranded "The Knoife Lab"

There seems to be some mixed information out there about the tungsten content in Maxamet. I've seen 13% and 10%. You listed it as %10 here, but I believe the Carpenter site lists it as 13%. Just an FYI.

Stop making me want more maxamet

My favourite steel ever !!

4:10 laughed my ass off!!!

AMAZING VIDEO !!!! WOW !!!

Come for the knives, stay for the tea

Is there a downside to maxamet? I’m sure it is hard to sharpen. Besides that?

It is a but late in the game, but you could use a professional edge tester as a more robust test of sharpness

what an intro :D lol

Beast mode Maxamet!!!

Hey Pete, just want to thank you for all the videos you do on steels and cutting performance. All of us in the knife community really appreciate it.

Top job Pete!!!

Oh puppa

Revarnggge

That was the equivalent of 4 hours at the gym jesus

And as the metalurgy advances, in ten years time Pete is going to need a week off from his job to test one knife.

Its very chippy

Usually I'm pretty good at guessing the games you pull your music from...you got me this time, hit me with that Track info Pete! Also, about how long did you spend sharpening the knife? I'm about to have a go at my Maxamet PM2.

Holy hell, now that is some incredible performance right there, I own this exact same knife so maybe I should send mine out for sharpening, do you have an email for the fella who sharpened this one?