01-12-2018, 09:51 AM
(01-12-2018, 09:09 AM)Rupert Lucius Wrote: Scott
Testing to me would be more like securing the blade in a stump or vise and bending the blade 90* and bending back to the vertical, making a visual inspection for cracks and etc. if any. My microscopes are looking glasses somewhere between 10/20 power.
Rupert
an interesting test but what do the results tell you? I doubt any knife I own would bend 45* without breaking or being permanently deformed. to flex 90* and back is a function of geometry and, to a lesser degree, heat treat. it would make a 'cool' video, but really tells us nothing about how the knife will perform.
with the BESS tester, knifemakers now have a sharpness standard that is becoming accepted. so now instead of saying my blade can shave or cut newsprint, I can say a BESS score of 100, send the knife to another tester and he should get the same score.