Hogue Deka MAGNACUT & Week 2 update on the test blades

[@nebulamask81]

Thanks, been curious about production magnacut and spy 27.

[@aleach07]

Been super into my Stretch 2 in K390. Love that steel!

[@nandayane]

It holds up so well

[@toreycasey1214]

Thank you Erica for your honest reviews I appreciate you and your hard work!

[@partrickstowman8039]

One of your best shows yet! That said I have the Seki K390, which I love and just got that Hogue😊

[@Brewhound77]

With my magnacut deka, I got through about 640 ft of cardboard on 1 inch sections of blade at 15 dps, both with a very coarse and a polished edge before it stopped slicing printer paper. I'm happy with the heat treatment so far. My 20cv deka tested the same way got about 480 ft.

[@GOxHAM]

Wow, thank you so much for all this great info. Really helps decide on knives for users.

[@johnscarborough4746]

I really like SPY27, I've been using it in the lightweight Manix since it came out and I've found it to be everything that you have even though I don't use it nearly as hard.

[@hottrockinrocker3519]

Thanks for the Deka mini review…can’t wait for the long term test. I like my clip point. Not sure about your clip…mine is super stiff and holds really well, who knows.

[@ivanovfarit]

It's extremely valuable information. Thanks a lot. You helped so much.

[@ericasedc]

Thanks for watching!

[@ivanovfarit]

@@ericasedc It's my pleasure.

[@danielwasused]

the plastic bugout scales are the perfect size of my hand however the sharp edges out of the box were uncomfortable. after i took it apart and knocked those down i have 0 problems with the bugout handle

[@danofiremano]

I picked up that same Delica Wharncliffe and so far the K390 steel is working well for me!

[@JohnnyQ714]

Yo! Thank you very much for providing this information. It’s definitely helping me with my next Spyderco purchase! Have fun at the show!!!

[@sergeytarasenko6664]

Thank you thank you I agree with you hundred percent

[@Niran333]

Really dig your test reviews thanks 👍 going to give the seki k390 a shot.

[@joelhunter984]

I have four DULO knives in K390. I never had an issue with dulling, in fact, just the opposite. I butchered a hog with my laminated Pukko in K390 and still hair poppin sharp at the end. Hog chest plate is a true test of a good knife. Always been impressed with K490. I have several Magnacut knives and same deal. Use my BGM Kephart for daily carry and only stropped it once this year. Obviously geometry and heat treat are paramount.

[@johnblackmon4005]

Hey erica have you tryed spyderco Atlantic salt 2 lc200n lime green sheepfoot.

[@danielwasused]

those para3 scales are next lvl

[@everydaycarry1328]

I have the exact same experience with my Hogue Deka Magnacut wharny! Cut a lot of cardboard and thicker plastic zip ties and shit , still very toothy sharp!!

[@Lucas-FarangNakMuay]

hiiiiiiii Erica, i just wanted to comment before watching and say, i think we have the same/similar jobs type. after watching a few of your 'at work' shorts and what not, im like 90% positive we are doing very similar styles of work and i just find that cool 😆also gives me a much better perspective of what you're doing at work and also how it compares/would work within my own job! anyway, time to watch! :D

[@cvltzilla]

No, you can't sniff her hair...

[@AronMouz]

Think i'll need some of that japanese K390, getting the job done on something like that turf is really were its at for me, to work i bring a small piece of leather with some metal polishing compound on it and i can pretty much bring back any edge with it so it doesn't matter too much if i can cut 100 or 500ft of cardboard, but often enough something comes up that'll have most steels fail before i'm even done making that one cut. So far my only solution is Maxamet, or geometry, i've noticed something like a 4 Max Scout or thick fixed blade won't care either, but its not exactly the perfect solution for the other day to day tasks.

[@orendz7740]

I don’t like polymer handles because of the way it feels, I didn’t like the way my first Glock felt either, but hogue definitely knows what they’re doing with polymers. I definitely trust it. Polymer definitely seems to hold up on guns in general as well. Just like my glocks I’ve gotten use to the feel of the Deka also.

[@j.w.greenbaum]

As a fellow Glock owner and someone who has a set of Hogue polymer (not rubber) 1911 grips, which honestly feel pretty similar, would you say it’s outright similar to Glock grips? If so, I’d certainly take it over Benchmade Grivory or Spyderco FRN. Hogue itself has said the feel would be comparable to its polymer grips, but I was wondering if that was “leading advertising” or they actually did. If the latter, Benchmade better up its game on the Bugout.

[@orendz7740]

@@j.w.greenbaum the Glock grips don’t bother me at all and yeah I would say it does feel a lot like my Glock grips. That’s what the Deka reminded me of when I first unzipped the pouch and held it. Like I said earlier, I didn’t like the way my Glocks felt at first either, but now with both the Glock and Deka I’m ok with it and happy and trust both.

[@j.w.greenbaum]

@@orendz7740 The reply is much appreciated! You’ve just sold me on a Magnacut Deka! My G17’s grips felt…different to me at first, but not really bothersome. Certainly not something I’d compare to Benchmade’s Grivory or Spyderco FRN, which can in some cases be a little annoying. My G17 isn’t annoying and wasn’t when I got it. Just…different.

[@orendz7740]

@@j.w.greenbaum yeah that’s how I felt too. When using the Deka I don’t feel any, if at all, flex to the polymer. You might if you were using the knife under hard use, but I don’t think it would be much especially using the knife as it was designed to being used. My opinion only is the Deka really isn’t a hard use knife so no problems for me. I’m glad I could help my friend. Hope you enjoy it!

[@stevena.simmons3203]

I'm tryna cop one of those dekkas.. I love hogue.. I have the ritter fullsize folder and it's a great knife.. i think I like the drop point though?

[@ejesoriginal]

I really think the Hogue blade geometry of their interpretation of the Wharncliffe is good at only specific things and the better all-around/everyday blade is their clip point. You are absolutely correct. After carrying the Deka (clip point) for a month, I agree with your comments on the clip. I like how low it carries, but it just feels flimsy and not secure for some reason. The clip point has been pretty impressive to me so far.

[@optimuscrime608]

The stain resistance and edge retention is almost identical. They use the exact same heat treat

[@barkingspider2007]

I have had good experience with both the Japan K390 and the USA made. You might have just got a poor heat treatment on the Para 3. Give the USA made K390 another go, you might be in for a treat. Thanks for the video. : )

[@beyproctor7673]

Funny you noticed that weird wavy pattern on the bevel of your Para3. My Para3 Maxamet had a wavy appearance to the bevel. It was perfectly even all the way along it and I don’t know why. What I do know is it gay WAY sharper after I touched up the edge on some DMT plates. Same here with the edge on my Hogue RSK knives. Both of them had edges were that were screaming sharp from the factory! I have since sharpened the mini RSK again because of the Sheetrock cutting.

[@CNYKnifeNerd]

That's caused by belt/wheel chatter, and it's gotten really bad recently. It's almost purely a cosmetic issue though, and factory edges suck even when they're pretty.

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Do you destress your edges? Edit: I LOVE my k390 wharncliffe delica. Wharncliffe k390 is the sauce

[@brodyberry6253]

What kind of steel are you into then? I like 80CrV2 myself.

[@JonLaRue]

So weird that USA K390 isnt up to snuff like Japanese K390.

[@evanmccollum163]

Does anyone know where they got the pocket clip for the native

[@marcodendunnen6156]

Thnx ❤ awesome 👊

[@whhitestallion]

62.5 heat treat is ideal. So 61-63 is a good shot

[@coralinealgae]

I also hate the clip on my magnacut Deka. I ordered a Civivi clip on Amazon for five bucks. Just tried it on my Deka. It fits perfectly and seems to work better so far. No hot spots, & just barely fits all the way over my jeans, unlike the original clip. The clip screws are too tall.

[@scottto7074]

I have been watching some other 'reviewers" posts. I now understand your opinion of them. They are usually very shallow first impressions...that's about all you get.

[@dylanemeraldgrey]

I think I remember BBB saying the sweet spot for magnacut was around 62. He did testing for the inventor of magnacut so...(Hope I'm remembering right, but I do remember being surprised it was lower than most super steels.) If a lot of manufacturers start using magnacut we'll be probably be able to zero in on who is doing it well pretty quickly, but when you like the feel of the cut and it seems to be doing the job for a good long while, that's usually a pretty good sign.

[@optimuscrime608]

63-64 is where Magnacut performs the best

[@nandayane]

you gots to get a stretch 2 in k390, or an Endura, or an endela…. My favorite is the endura

[@dano727]

Nice review, you are funny !

[@bevinmodrak4997]

Thanks for the video. I'm seriously surprised Golden would heat treat softer than Seki. I've got something like 4 Delica's in the Wharnie style including the K390 and the 20cv and there's definitely something about that edge geometry that makes them incredible cutters. I have the Hogue on order (Wharnie version, I'm a Wharnie slut I guess) so I will be watching to see how you're testing on that progresses. Love the channel!

[@StoneHands25]

I know this is an old video which I actually think I saw when you came out with it, but it popped up on my feed. it is disappointing I got a PM2 in M4 that's treated really low, it Will not take an edge and then when you finally get an edge on it, it gets dull literally after a couple cuts. Compared to my M4 shaman which will hold an edge forever

[@ericasedc]

Shit! That is a doozie.

[@MrNiceGuy80x5]

but can you really compare a para3 vs a delica? the delica is so much thinner than a para 3

[@ericasedc]

Yes I absolutely can

[@waltv6385]

“…the delica is so much thinner…”, which is a comparison in itself. Stupid question.

[@donwendling7800]

New Subscriber

[@sal1964]

The sharp edges are bad I handled one,at blade show the lock is very bad it cut my thumb and I have working hands also the scales are cheap your fist impression were right on

[@bwunger]

Wierd, I wonder if you got a bad copy of the Para k390. My k390 pm2 has been great for edge retention. The only knives I have that keep up are my S90v knives.

[@davidg4081]

Hey you look just 👍 like my neighbor.

[@ericasedc]

Maybe I am!🤣

[@davidg4081]

@@ericasedc It's very possible.

[@rickrobinson8417]

I thought you liked 154cm

[@rexdeorum6941]

The pocket clip really is some trash on the deka, I lost my first deka a few weeks ago because it someone jumped outta my pocket at the dump. My second one caught the seat of my work van and bent 90° to the right 😑

[@homeslicesharpening]

Thanks heaps for the quick thoughts on the Deka. I just purchased one, because I test knives on a used ship rope and a MagnaCut Mule just basically destroyed my test in the best way haha! I missed the Spyderco Mules, but purchased a Deka, and have been wondering about the heat treat. I totally agree with you that 61-63 HRC is fine (if this was 2005 we'd be pooping our pants to have a steel that hard, we're just snobs now, lol) and the added toughness of lower HRC can actually help edge stability some tasks as long as the heat treatment didn't ruin the microstructure somehow. I'm more of a sharpener than a dedicated EDC guy, but your video was exactly what I needed to know. Thanks. I'll link my video of MagnaCut destroying the rope which destroys everything else, if you want a good laugh: kzbin.info/www/bejne/imLaaHyHeZipqLM

[@3koningen]

Thank you. I like knives but even if You made a video about toilet paper I think I would watch it.

[@steveking9514]

You forgot to include “cats” in your opening salutations ;_;

[@RealLockheedMartin]

Why do they insist on this stupid compound grind? It looks bad and cuts worse. For every used clip point Magnacut Deka on sale there's like 3 used Wharncliffe models.

[@kvernesdotten]

I get that people love spyderco and I really do respect what they do and how they seem to push the industry towards a better place most of the time... But I just cant. I find them uncomfortable and they look like cheese knives, every single one.

[@HOOSH69]

You're my favorite fellow knife nerd. I always smile when I see that u posted a new video cause I know I'm bout ta get some comedic, straight shootin real world facts/opinions on shit! Lol. I think all of your "super fans" like me that truly love you should go out in the woods and carve into a tree "I ❤ Erika" with their favorite knife and post a pic of it with their knife stabbed into the tree next to the heart... and if that's too damaging to the environment for some people there's always my favorite saying, "save a tree, eat a beaver" lol!!! Love ya, E!

[@SteveK348]

you gotta fuck up a tree to prove to the world you're a simp? coooooool man