Victorinox Steel pushed to the max 

Opinels steel next!

Any chance of seeing macro shots of your edge in these videos? I'd be interested to see bevel width, etc...

Pete you are the gift that keeps on giving thanks for sticking with it love your new direction 👍👍👍

I love these videos! You are helping all of us steel nerds and professional sharpeners!

I'd say you nailed it. I have used these for decades and in my experience Victorinox steel is incredibly soft and even the original grind will dull quickly against wood. However, its incredibly rust resistant, they do strop right back up and they take a really sharp edge. As I find these tools are best used for personal grooming and light tasks, a thinner edge should work well. I have often shaved with mine when I'm working away from home.

Just reground one of my recent preowned Victorinox acquisitions. Thinned the primary grind, not just the edge grind.

I really like the new edge testing videos! The intro to the edge testing is awesome!

I love this series!

You should try batoning it through some of that infamous Australian hard wood with that thin edge 😂😂

These results are amazing. Thanks for the effort.

The lower dps edges are great for what most people do with pocket knives. When I get a cheap knife, I practice free hand sharpening and take the angle way back. Mostly 440c, 8cr and Sandvik. Much better slicers and no rolling, but the hardest use has been cardboard cutting. I end up with a convex edge though because I can’t control my angle precisely. Great series!

Excellent! Thanks for the test Pete! Now I'll try it on diamonds. After I buy that knife sharpener. And learn how to use it. And find some diamonds.

It would be cool to see you try a butter knife next

Really appreciating this series of tests Pete, I think the sharpening jig is going to get used at a much finer angle on most of my knives.

Great work. loved the animation! you are consistently out doing yourself

You gotta baton at least one of these lol. Thanks again Pete

I have an Ottermesser Anchor knife which has a simple stainless steel. It's sharpened to 15 degrees per side and while it slices really well it isn't the greatest performer in the long run. But it strops back SO easily! Stropping it back to sharp definitely is a thing.

Is victorinox steel tough ? I know it’s corrosion resistance very good 👍🏻, and it seems to be tough to me , but I’m no expert

One steel I'd be very interested to see tested is CTS XHP. That steel has some very interesting characteristics. It's kinda like if you took D2, made it stainless and shrunk the carbides down a bit. It's still not a fine carbide steel but with CPM technology XHP is definitely fine enough to bring down edge angles and it's also much higher hardness than your S30Vs and your S35VNs and the other midrange supersteels. I think it's probably the strongest contender out of the middle of the pack super steels for an unleashed to the max test.

The min to the max!

Please bring this series back!

I think those edges could stand up to wood! My thought is, if a scandi-ground Mora Companion with 11.5 degree bevels can work wood effectively, then likely other knives can survive it too. Granted, there’s a lot more steel behind the edge of a scandi-ground knife, so I could very well be wrong!

So many videos! It's not a bad thing though since I think this channel might be the best knife channel.

I believe this is what the kids these days refer to as dank and on fleek.

I did not expect to hear both Dragonforce and Chrono Trigger music in the same video 😅

Good one. Victorinox might just be the knife that we've all had at one time , or another. So it's a good one to have in the comparison list. As a boy, I learned early that it's nice to have a 2nd blade on a Swiss Army knife. That first one gets dull quickly(I think)....and sharpens quickly.

Where's the song at 3:16 from? Seems very familiar. Is it a Final Fantasy or Street Fighter?

Strapped in, popcorn ready and eyes open. Here we go!!!! Also how much icy hot are you applying to your hands after these test? Do they have that in australia... hmmm

RIP. Cliff Stamp,,,, My hero,,,,,

Before actually watching I'm guessing 65

I like a lot the new series

I know this is an older video, but is there any information on if Victorinox has altered their steel formulas at all in recent years? Is a new SAW going to differ in any significant way from an older sku?

Lmao what is that intro 😂😂😂 I love it

12°... madman. So hey, word is Victorianox has gone with Sandvik. I'm assuming 12C27™. Pretty badass.

I'm guessing the Victorinox will get 50 cuts and roll really quickly because it's just too soft. Let's see how my prediction holds today.

the intro gets me every time xD dragonforce much?

Which kind of steel would be in your opinion better for a swissarmy knife ? What would you recommend ?

2011 "Victorinox Tinker "Rosta Frei" Rope Cutting/Edge Retention Test" ..

The sisal rope shortage continues to plague Australia. Good job, Pete! Having owned several Grips in 154CM I’ve noticed significant (albeit never measured) variations in edge retention among them. Wonder if you’d consider doing some testing of multiples within a brand & model. You know - in your spare time... Ha! Keep up the good work, my friend.

T'es québécois ? Sinon , vraiment bonne vidéo !

Youre a diamond!

I honestly thought it would go for about 60 to 70 better then I thought but still bad

Love sak

Its very late rn and 2:39 scared the SHIT out of me...

This is a thoroughly helpful review and test. With that said, I don't intend to be mean, but that background music is loud and a bit irritating, especially when listening to your video through headphones.

What do you use to get 12 degree edges can’t use Lanskey

a rainbow road cover from mario kart ?

Oooof........... one tenth of the high end stainless steels

The American accent kills me every time.

Lol do a Z-Hunter UNLEASHED TO THE MAX

Some self interest here but any chance of you doing this with the Esee 4hm (1095)?

One of the Rarer Cases Of Less Is More :-)))

More chrono trigger music!

To the Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaxxxx...Yes, a keen edge works well but as you said, ya gotta be careful with them, especially with the softer stuff.

Like you were saying a while back about VG10 - just give it a little touching up and you'll keep it going for a good while. ifyouknowwhatimean

Whats the intro song?!?!? Im grooving

Sick Chrono Trigger remix!

No surprises there for me, but some microscope pics would've been extra nice. Thumbs up and subscribed!

I would like to see Gerber BG ultimate pro edge retention result. Thanks for wonderful channel

Nice!