Vigtig or Pocket Tango? Italy vs. Germany! MKM and Boker square off. MagnaCut heat treat compared.

In this video I pitch 2 great, not in size but in utility, fixed blade knives: MKM Pocket Tango and Boker Vigtig vs. Wild. The names are hard to remember, but the blades are easy to use.
Hardness test is something I will be incorporating into my future videos. This is the first time.
#edc #sharp #knife #boker #mkm

[@amitzdullnicker2k]

Thank you VERY much for the HRC test! ❤

[@MrBowser2012]

Pretty cool! I love little secret compartments for survival gear. That worked great 👍🏼

[@rhinosaur.]

Great vid with some nice variety. Well done.

[@ARAW-__-]

Loved the outdoor test 🫡 A sharp backspine is a great option, but not a requirement. German is pure bushcrafter, on the smaller side. The Italian would be my pick though, looks so comfy to use for slicing

[@jonathanroquim8854]

first let me express my appreciation on how you present on your channel, its been great, covers all important aspects/infos on knives, i have zt's, benchmades, spydercos, microtechs, and medfords. maybe in the future you would hardness test a typical medford magnacut (DOB 2024), i have one in the marauder h, DLT trading and Amy medford confirmed it to be 62-63 hrc, Greg called it at 63. thanks and more power to your channel.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I don’t own a MagnaCut Medford but their HT on S35 and S45 is very good.

[@enriquescott2983]

I had the same issue with that same clip I returned it now I carry my my fix played soft loops

[@Carnivorous_edc]

I’m really glad you are doing the test. At the end of the day it comes down to companies really giving the customer what they want pay for. Thanks! Keep the content coming.. can you provide a link for the tester?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Regarding the tester, I’m still trying to figure out if it will work for every type of a blade. It has a problem giving consistent results on some blades and once I figure out what is the differentiation, I’ll post the video. Providing a link now would be irresponsible.

[@Carnivorous_edc]

Thanks. Looking forward to seeing that video.

[@mel87123]

Not a fan of the styling on the DCA, but I think it is more of a utilitarian piece.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I would prefer if the handle was a little thicker and bent the opposite way. But some like it thin and curved downward…

[@Sugar_bug]

I was thinking of getting the DCA’s knife for a hunting knife. What do you think?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Nope. Blade is too short for anything other than skinning but the blade is too thick behind the edge. There are dozens of hunting knives that are better suited and cost less. Wait for Benchmade Water series (MagnaCut) or get Hidden Canyon in S30V for about the same price.

[@21_Cabbage_]

Are you aware of the issues that Survive Knives claims to have with magnacut? I personally think it's bs, but hearing your take on it would be precious for me.

[@luisnouel4268]

Congratulations for your new toy. Can you provide the link? Amazing video. Thank You

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Regarding the tester, I’m still trying to figure out if it will work for every type of a blade. It has a problem giving consistent results on some blades and once I figure out what is the differentiation, I’ll post the video. Providing a link now would be irresponsible.

[@luisnouel4268]

@@CuttingBoardRx Ok. Thanks

[@Barney_Greenway]

Can you please tell the name of the HRC tester? I'll search it on German Amazon then 😅

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I am not ready to make full recommendation because I’m not sure if it’s utility yet. Example: any warping in a blade causes it to misread the hardness.

[@Barney_Greenway]

@@CuttingBoardRx Hope you'll do a review/test of that device, then 👍

[@stephenbarabas6286]

Vigtig translation to English means Important

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Danke

[@stephenbarabas6286]

@@CuttingBoardRx keine Ursache

[@ziggarillo]

Surely you should be testing the blade not the tang?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Doesn’t matter, on a production knife it is economically prohibitive to do differential heat treatment. And nearly impossible with stainless air quenched steels like MagnaCut, S30V, S35/45VN, 14C28M… The only stainless steels that may have differential hardness are work-hardened alloys like H1 and H2 but there it’s not a product of thermal processing.

[@ziggarillo]

​​@@CuttingBoardRx The difference of mass, due to the shape of the blade, will mean it does

[@ziggarillo]

"Takes the biscuit" 16:49

[@Lurifaks707]

the boker should be around 12 degrees per side, not total

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I was wrong. It’s actually 14 per side on mine.

[@Barney_Greenway]

Straight from Böker: "US knife maker Dave Wenger can be forgiven for pronouncing the German word "wichtig" (important) when the result is such an impressive knife." So "Vigtig" really is a malapropism of a common German word 😂

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I always go with VW check: Gothic V is Saxon F and W is V. I blame it all on Romans

[@Barney_Greenway]

@@CuttingBoardRx VW check, made me smile--interesting! 😃

[@windowbreezes]

Who has better customer service? German or Italian? So far, Italian Knife Customer Service is nonresponsive

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I have not looked into this

[@21_Cabbage_]

Enough with the DCA knife, I think. He's a nice guy but a standard industry shill.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I guess you hate kittens and puppies too? 😆🤣 nobody speaks ill of Dave because he’s so cuddly!