RAW SET DATA

VICTORINOX/WENGER SWIBO BUTCHER’S KNIVES
Stainless steel, Hardness RHC 56-58, Carbon 0.5%

Data numbers in the charts is the number of the impact roller cycles with the resultant sharpness.
E.g. “ x1 = 150, x2 = 300 “ means after 1 impact cycle the edge sharpness is 150 BESS, after 2 cycles 300 BESS, and so on.

EDGE ANGLE (dps) → INITIAL SHARPNESS ↓	8°	10°	12°	15°	20°
50 BESS	Dented by test line	Dented by test line	x1=264 x2=311 x3=205 x4=287 x5=340 x10=338 x15=329 x20=333 x25=395 x30=364 x35=339 x40=387 x45=412 x50=468 x60=462 x70=448 x80=435 x90=426 x100=451	x1=269 x2=311 x3=339 x4=349 x5=389 x10=413 x15=426 x20=387 x25=435 x30=419 x35=416 x40=443 x45=418 x50=376 x60=429 x70=422 x80=526 x90=541 x100=494	Cannot get on this steel at this angle
100 BESS	Dented by test line	Dented by test line	x1=251 x2=287 x3=324 x4=344 x5=386 x10=385 x15=392 x20=351 x25=408 x30=395 x35=376 x40=377 x45=394 x50=475 x60=462 x70=501 x80=463 x90=519 x100=485	x1=323 x2=345 x3=364 x4=344 x5=411 x10=375 x15=401 x20=431 x25=390 x30=426 x35=426 x40=440 x45=453 x50=481 x60=512 x70=531 x80=529 x90=551 x100=586	x1=261 x2=337 x3=365 x4=383 x5=384 x10=375 x15=420 x20=398 x25=464 x30=483 x35=466 x40=515 x45=574 x50=465 x60=485 x70=497 x80=607 x90=636 x100=527
150 BESS	Dented by test line	Dented by test line	x1=219 x2=305 x3=281 x4=385 x5=368 x10=384 x15=394 x20=390 x25=485 x30=429 x35=483 x40=500 x45=453 x50=520 x60=430 x70=525 x80=391 x90=545 x100=584	x1=238 x2=313 x3=285 x4=354 x5=368 x10=371 x15=429 x20=460 x25=438 x30=478 x35=451 x40=494 x45=567 x50=481 x60=550 x70=618 x80=641 x90=680 x100=616	x1=319 x2=371 x3=406 x4=399 x5=418 x10=481 x15=515 x20=509 x25=564 x30=530 x35=598 x40=632 x45=512 x50=631 x60=695 x70=696 x80=646 x90=644 x100=720
200 BESS	Dented by test line	Shallow dent by test line	x1=262 x2=305 x3=322 x4=339 x5=394 x10=419 x15=418 x20=405 x25=449 x30=454 x35=481 x40=458 x45=469 x50=489 x60=458 x70=505 x80=568 x90=536 x100=538	x1=283 x2=338 x3=330 x4=354 x5=449 x10=430 x15=471 x20=487 x25=495 x30=489 x35=510 x40=558 x45=558 x50=587 x60=564 x70=634 x80=592 x90=617 x100=647	x1=364 x2=371 x3=407 x4=438 x5=425 x10=471 x15=422 x20=548 x25=561 x30=596 x35=587 x40=626 x45=652 x50=674 x60=614 x70=687 x80=743 x90=561 x100=608