Any Sandrin knife owners here?

[zrxoa1]

Just got the Torino last week. Still trying to decide if it was worth the money...


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[David]

 

[zrxoa1]

The knife or my picture less post??

Haha





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[Barry Rowland]

That's a neat looking knife! 

[pfrsantos]

That's a neat looking knife!

+1

Like the choil and the wide blade. Is it sharp? How are you liking it so far?

 

[David]

Interesting looking knife!   .   

[zrxoa1]

Here’s the scoop....

I came across this brand via an Instagram post by Nick Shabazz. I was instantly intrigued. 

Sandrin is an Italian knife company. They make blades from polyhedral tungsten carbide. This gives the blade a hardness rating of 71. Their procedure allows the blade to not be brittle.

This is supposed to make an edge that is 10x better at holding an edge. The trade off is its supppsed to be very tough to sharpen.

One video I watched before buying was a guy using a different model Sandrin knife to cut through triple twine rope. His previous knife holding record was 800 cuts before the knife became dulled. His test on the Sandrin knife went to 1540 cuts.

It showed him cutting a variety of hard objects without damage to the blade edge.  He also damaged a grinding wheel without any damage to the knife blade.

It all made for what I perceived as a nearly indestructible blade!!!  The Torino costs $199 USD. So I ordered one up. My thought was this miracle knife was going to replace my many Spyderco, Buck and Benchmade knives!!

It came. I was thrilled with its rough looks.

A few nights ago I was eating dinner and used the knife to cut some boneless chicken. I hit the fork tines a few times. No big deal for a tungsten carbide blade with a hardness rating of 71, right??

Wrong. Dulled the blade and left a ding in the edge!!!  Would not cut through paper without grabbing and tearing.

I grabbed my Victorinox diamond pen sharpener to see what I could do. Only made it worse. Got the ding out but destroyed the factory mirrored microbevel.

The company offered a sharpening service, for $20. After several back n forth emails with them, explaining the situation and my disappointment, I paid for the service and sent the knife off to them.

I just sent it so not sure when I’ll get it back. Turns out the US side of the company can resharpen the blade, but cannot redo the mirrored microbevel. That is done on special equipment at the Italian factory.

I guess my expectations were too high.  I’ll get the knife back with its new sharpened blade and decide what to do then. Keep it or sell it.









The pic below...

The cut on the left was from my Spyderco Autonomy 2. The right, the screwed up blade of the Torino.



https://usa.sandrinknives.com/the-torino/


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[Aloha]

Ether got one.  It looks like a very cool knife and yes the Tungsten Carbide blade is intriguing.  Real bummer about your experience.  Hope it'll come back in top shape tho the last of a mirror edge is a bit disappointing. 

[David]

Bummer. Sorry the knife didnt perform as it should have. Hopefully it'll come back better.

[Marcellus]

Nice knife.

The issue with sharpening was useful to know , and may give anyone interested in this knife , something to consider before spending the money on one.

Thanks for sharing.

[zrxoa1]

Here’s the scoop....

I came across this brand via an Instagram post by Nick Shabazz. I was instantly intrigued. 

Sandrin is an Italian knife company. They make blades from polyhedral tungsten carbide. This gives the blade a hardness rating of 71. Their procedure allows the blade to not be brittle.

This is supposed to make an edge that is 10x better at holding an edge. The trade off is its supppsed to be very tough to sharpen.

One video I watched before buying was a guy using a different model Sandrin knife to cut through triple twine rope. His previous knife holding record was 800 cuts before the knife became dulled. His test on the Sandrin knife went to 1540 cuts.

It showed him cutting a variety of hard objects without damage to the blade edge.  He also damaged a grinding wheel without any damage to the knife blade.

It all made for what I perceived as a nearly indestructible blade!!!  The Torino costs $199 USD. So I ordered one up. My thought was this miracle knife was going to replace my many Spyderco, Buck and Benchmade knives!!

It came. I was thrilled with its rough looks.

A few nights ago I was eating dinner and used the knife to cut some boneless chicken. I hit the fork tines a few times. No big deal for a tungsten carbide blade with a hardness rating of 71, right??

Wrong. Dulled the blade and left a ding in the edge!!!  Would not cut through paper without grabbing and tearing.

I grabbed my Victorinox diamond pen sharpener to see what I could do. Only made it worse. Got the ding out but destroyed the factory mirrored microbevel.

The company offered a sharpening service, for $20. After several back n forth emails with them, explaining the situation and my disappointment, I paid for the service and sent the knife off to them.

I just sent it so not sure when I’ll get it back. Turns out the US side of the company can resharpen the blade, but cannot redo the mirrored microbevel. That is done on special equipment at the Italian factory.

I guess my expectations were too high.  I’ll get the knife back with its new sharpened blade and decide what to do then. Keep it or sell it.

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The pic below...

The cut on the left was from my Spyderco Autonomy 2. The right, the screwed up blade of the Torino.
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https://usa.sandrinknives.com/the-torino/


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Finally got the Torino back from being sharpened.  Can say it is very sharp. Can’t say I’m impressed with the look of the blade, though.





But, it’s a work knife and I’ll use it as such.


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[Etherealicer]

Yeah I got one... it is an ugly knife. Colored mine. The lock is hard on my fingers...
However, mine came sharp and it it is a performer. I'm not carrying it, but I use it to break down boxes from my online-shopping binges to hide the evidence. Holds an edge like nothing.

[zrxoa1]

Yeah I got one... it is an ugly knife. Colored mine. The lock is hard on my fingers...
However, mine came sharp and it it is a performer. I'm not carrying it, but I use it to break down boxes from my online-shopping binges to hide the evidence. Holds an edge like nothing.

The factory edge was great until it hit the tine of a fork while cutting food. Took a chip out. In trying to fix it, I boogered up the edge. So sent it back in to be repaired.

Unfortunately, you lose that mirrored microbevel.


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[Etherealicer]

The factory edge was great until it hit the tine of a fork while cutting food. Took a chip out. In trying to fix it, I boogered up the edge. So sent it back in to be repaired.

Unfortunately, you lose that mirrored microbevel.


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What did you sharpen it with? Do diamonds work?

I guess that is my next project... put a mirror edge on this beast (bet that takes a day)

[zrxoa1]

What did you sharpen it with? Do diamonds work?

I guess that is my next project... put a mirror edge on this beast (bet that takes a day)

I used the Victorinox diamond pen. I didn’t get the angle correct and dulled it quickly.

The US Sandrin dealer uses a resin bonded diamond wheel.


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[Etherealicer]

I used the Victorinox diamond pen. I didn’t get the angle correct and dulled it quickly.

The US Sandrin dealer uses a resin bonded diamond wheel.


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Thanks, will try it on my Lansky.

[zrxoa1]

Thanks, will try it on my Lansky.

Good luck!  Let me know how it goes!


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