Benchmade is considered by many to be the benchmark of the EDC knife space. The brand’s reputation for impeccable build quality and its history of innovation in the space, like its trademark Axis Lock, have made Benchmade one of the first names in knives.
Some of the brand’s knives are practically household names, like the EDC standard Bugout and the workhorse Griptillian. Then there’s the Osborne. In many ways, it’s Benchmade’s ultimate premium everyday folder โย with a price to match โย and has a dedicated cult following in the EDC community.
The Osborne has long been where one might go when looking to pick up the best Benchmade pocket knife possible, but now the Oregon brand has made the high-end knife even better thanks to the addition of MagnaCut super steel.
Benchmade Osborne Burnt Copper
What’s the Deal with MagnaCut?
MagnaCut is arguably the hottest new thing in knife steel, having just debuted back in 2021. The material was developed exclusively for EDC by metallurgist Dr. Larrin Thomas, who set out to create a steel that combined the properties of several other popular knife steels without compromise.
Typically, a knife steel will excel in some areas while performing less admirably in others. For example, CPM-4V steel is very hard with great edge retention, but it isn’t stainless. On the other side of the coin, stainless steels like 20CV and S45VN have very high corrosion resistance but lack the hardness and edge-retention of CPM-4V.