Complete knife
Mini Knife 32 Magnacut
€120
In stock
- Comes with a simple transportation sheath
- Handmade by Mattis in Stallarholmen, Sweden
Stainless mini knife made of newly developed Magnacut steel. A premium knife for the fine woodcarver.
- Shipping:
- Physical products ship from Sweden to selected destinations. Under our shipping policy, physical delivery to EU countries outside Sweden is unavailable. Physical products can be ordered to the USA, except California. An estimated import charge is paid upfront at checkout, and Mattis Slöjd covers any additional import costs. Digital-only course purchases remain available in every country.
- Handmade:
- By Mattis in Stallarholmen, Sweden
Product information
Description
Our new miniature carving knife is made from the newly developed CPM Magnacut steel. The knife has a hardness of ~60hrc and is stainless, but still has an incredible toughness and excellent edge retention. It holds its edge much longer than ordinary knife steel and will never rust when working in green wood. The handle is made of thick masur birch that can be recarved as needed to suit your hands. The back of the blade is rounded for more comfortable push cuts, and it allows you to burnish the wood smooth after carving.
Dimensions
- Overall length
- ca 14.5 cm (5.7 in)
- Cutting edge length
- ca 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in)
- Thickness
- 2 mm (5/64 in)
- Bevel angle
- 27°
Materials & construction
- Steel
- CPM Magnacut
- Hardness
- ~60 HRC
- Handle material
- Masur birch
Care instructions
Sharpening this knife is no different from any regular knife, however with diamonds or cbn sharpening abrasives it gains a slightly better edge retention. We recommend that you strop with 8000 grit (3 micron) diamond paste. You can do this about five times before resharpening the knife with a 1000 grit (~20 micron) paste or fine stone. The hollowgrind will last for a very long time but can be reground with any regular grindstone.
Want to keep your edge razor sharp? Mattis runs a paid Knife Sharpening Masterclass with clear video lessons and six live Q&A sessions — you're welcome to join.
What’s included
The knife comes with a simple transportation sheath.
About the materials
What is Magnacut steel?
CPM Magnacut steel is a newly developed powder metallurgical steel by Dr. Larrin Thomas. This steel is groundbreaking for stainless steel in that it doesn't form any large chromium carbides that make the steel brittle. Instead it has only vanadium carbides that are much smaller and harder, giving it unmatched toughness and edge retention. Pair that with a custom cryo heattreatment and a superfine hollowgrind makes this probably one of the best carving knifes ever created.
Why are these knives so expensive?
The grind is a big part of the answer. A blade with a flat-over-hollow grind takes much longer to create than most other knife grinds — grinding and finishing it properly is slow, careful work, and that time is part of what you pay for. The grind also makes the edge easy to re-sharpen yourself when the knife gets dull, and with Magnacut the edge holds up for a very long time before that is needed.
Does it affect my carving? No, it doesn't affect carving at all. The knife feels and behaves exactly like any other carving knife in the wood — the shape only comes into play when you sharpen the blade, where it makes the edge easy to refresh yourself.
It starts with the steel. CPM Magnacut is a very specialized steel — it costs considerably more than conventional knife steels, and it needs its own carefully developed heat treatment to reach its full properties. Done right, it gives you hardness, edge retention and corrosion resistance in the same blade, and there is no cheap way to get there.
Every knife is handmade by Mattis in Stallarholmen, one at a time and on a small scale. Nothing here is mass-produced.