I have two kunwu knives and love them. I bought my buddy the kunwu compact chad for Christmas and it’s so nice I almost kept it and bought another for him 😂
Looking at kunwu, because of vanax. Basically stain proof and Finer grain than cruwear (which would suggest better potential with thinner geometries). I would consider the gigachad, just for the name alone. But I have enough common sense to not spend double for a mirror polish😂
@@stroppystuff641 idk if you have heard about stroppystuff compound and their super finish foam, which allows me achieve mirror polishes like a competent person. Probably not gonna polish it, if I don't have my stones sorted. Thinning them is a bigger priority than polishing em for me nowadays.
I tested Vanax against CPMCruwear and Z-Wear. Lowest possible angle on Vanax: 15dps. Lowest on Zwear: 10 dps. Lowest on CPM-Cruwear: 12-13 dps. Despite Zapp steels coming (mostly) from the same facility as Crucible steels. Reasons unknown to me so far, but I suspect it comes from the rolling process. Scandi to zero knife in Vanax unfortunately doesn't for for that reason - but it's great in scandivex and I use it a lot for the survival knives I make. Edit: Carbide volume on Vanax is a lot higher than on Cruwear. Therefore these low angles are possible. I meant the differences between Z-Wear and CPM Cruwear in performance when I said that I don't have an explanation.
Looks like a great knife, especially for the money! The steel choice is interesting as well, PM60 specs seem to variate from 6.3% Tungsten to 14% on Zknives and other spec sheets? Wonder where it truly is at.
Assab PM60 got 6.5% tungsten. PM60 is just another name for Vanadis 60. The confusion regarding tungsten likely stems from the German "Werkstoffnummerstandard" which in this case would be 1.3292 where PM60 sort of falls into and 1.392 allows for a really wide range of tungsten content. The exact tungsten content of Assab PM60 is exactly 6.5%.
I have two kunwu knives and love them. I bought my buddy the kunwu compact chad for Christmas and it’s so nice I almost kept it and bought another for him 😂
To say you're giving it top marks, you're still a bit harsh,, lol...
Merry Christmas,,, 🎅🎄🎅
It seems I can't help myself 😆 Merry Christmas!
Looking at kunwu, because of vanax.
Basically stain proof and
Finer grain than cruwear (which would suggest better potential with thinner geometries).
I would consider the gigachad, just for the name alone. But I have enough common sense to not spend double for a mirror polish😂
Yeah you're gonna mirror it anyway 😂. I'm hunting for a Kunwu Vanax myself
@@stroppystuff641 idk if you have heard about stroppystuff compound and their super finish foam, which allows me achieve mirror polishes like a competent person.
Probably not gonna polish it, if I don't have my stones sorted. Thinning them is a bigger priority than polishing em for me nowadays.
I tested Vanax against CPMCruwear and Z-Wear. Lowest possible angle on Vanax: 15dps. Lowest on Zwear: 10 dps. Lowest on CPM-Cruwear: 12-13 dps. Despite Zapp steels coming (mostly) from the same facility as Crucible steels. Reasons unknown to me so far, but I suspect it comes from the rolling process. Scandi to zero knife in Vanax unfortunately doesn't for for that reason - but it's great in scandivex and I use it a lot for the survival knives I make.
Edit: Carbide volume on Vanax is a lot higher than on Cruwear. Therefore these low angles are possible. I meant the differences between Z-Wear and CPM Cruwear in performance when I said that I don't have an explanation.
Looks like a great knife, especially for the money! The steel choice is interesting as well, PM60 specs seem to variate from 6.3% Tungsten to 14% on Zknives and other spec sheets? Wonder where it truly is at.
Yeah it's for sure a mystery steel 😭 Maybe we can beg Roman to do some sharpness & edge retention tests with his new gear
@@stroppystuff641 That would be awesome indeed! can't wait to hear more about that.
Assab PM60 got 6.5% tungsten. PM60 is just another name for Vanadis 60. The confusion regarding tungsten likely stems from the German "Werkstoffnummerstandard" which in this case would be 1.3292 where PM60 sort of falls into and 1.392 allows for a really wide range of tungsten content. The exact tungsten content of Assab PM60 is exactly 6.5%.
@@kknives_switzerland Thanks for sharing all your knowledge with us! Greatly appreciated
Just here for your voice. Well… knives, too I guess.
“Schrodinger’s jimping” got you the like and subscribe, though. 😂
to many christmas cookies make him make positive reviews...or is it the eggnogg?