FAQs

• Where Are Your Reviews Located?

• Can I Visit The Shop?

Yes, but you must make an apt and bring one of the following: bourbon, mescal, or scotch.

• What Materials do you use?

**Above are the materials Brandon has used over almost two decades!**

• Where Are Meglio Knives & Meglio Products Made?

100% US based, our operation is ran & owned in our little shop here in San Diego County California. All material used for our builds are procured in the USA as well. Yes, that includes the steel!

• What Warranty Does Meglio Provide?

We have LIFETIME warranties on all of our blades outside of pure negligence. We also have FREE LIFETIME maintenance. SO USE YOUR BLADES! Even the super fancy looking ones. They can take it! We provide free LIFETIME sharpening on all of our blades. Provide the postage back to us and we will give your Meglio the full spa treatment (a full sharpening, cleaning under the handle, handle conditioning, and a quick polish on the buffing wheel) . 4140 Oceanside Blvd Suite 159
Oceanside Ca 92056 USA

• What Do You Mean By PM Grade Material?

PM grade materials are produced using particle metallurgy. Particle Metallurgy is a way to create steel with extreme precision and consistency. The carbides within the steel matrix on PM grade material are significantly smaller and more uniform than that of forged or conventionally made material. Larger carbides produce a rougher edge, lower toughness, and shorter life span for the edge. Smaller and uniform carbides produce less chipping, a smoother edge, and improved performance of the blade overall. While traditionally hand forged has been the true test of quality, with this improved technology we have been able to achieve improved results that are both significant and measurable. Look at the examples below so you can get a visual perspective

D2 using Spray Form in an attempt to get carbides smaller but still fall short of the PM process.

D2 made using PM Process. You can visually observe finer carbides in comparison to Sprayform and Conventional processes.

• What is the Difference Between Stainless & Carbon Steel

The amount of chromium is what differs a stainless from a carbon steel. Typically, stainless steels are above 12% chromium. This measurement varies depending on the Country. Chromium provides corrosion resistance in steel but in turn formulates chromium carbides which are brittle and take away from the toughness of the steel. There is usually a trade off between toughness and corrosion resistance when trying to make a steel stainless . MagnaCut is the only exception at this time. Check out the differences in corrosion resistances between a collection of stainless steels below:

Corrosion Resistance Test

Performed by Dr. Larrin Thomas

• How Do I Sharpen My Own Knife?

There are many ways to sharpen your Meglio Knife. However, we recommend using westone progressions. Click Here For Whetstone Tips from Brandon Hampton himself.

• Where Can you Ship?

We have a knife in every single country that allows for the import of culinary knives. However, we cannot keep up with the legislation of 249 countries, 195 recognized sovereign states, and around 10,000 cities. So, please check your local knife regulations before ordering.

Orders typically get shipped within 2-7 business days. Please be patient, we are not Amazon. We are grateful for your patronage of such a small company.

• What is DLC Coating?

DLC (completely food safe) is particle vapor deposition coating that is impregnated into our steel with the use of positively and negatively charged ions. Essentially, your knife is placed in a chamber where a carbon carrying gas is introduced. This gas is the source for the amorphous carbon DLC coating. The carbon-carrying gas introduced into the chamber is ionized by auxiliary anodes and undergoes what is referred to as “cracking” or separating of the hydrogen and carbon in the gas. The ionized hydrogen and carbon atoms in the gas are drawn to the surface of the product with an electrical charge that is applied. Your knife rotates in the chamber and draws the ionized carbon/hydrogen ions impregnating the surface of the blade.

• Does DLC Scratch?

Not particularly easy. If you notice a scratch on your DLC blade, you’ve most likely scratched beyond the surface of the blade. DLC is often used as coating on luxury watches and they bump into objects all the time.

•What HRC Are Your Knives?

This is a super common question we hear from our customer and all over knife shows, forums, and groups. In short: Depending on the application of the knife, Meglios knives sit around 60-64 HRC. The long answer is: If you’re only focusing on the Rockwell Hardness of a knife, you’re going to end up with a lot of nicked, chipped, and broken blades. Rockwell Hardness is one of several performing factors in blade steel. When considering a steel, you really should be looking into HRC (how hard your steel is), Toughness (how strong or brittle your steel is), Abrasion resistance (how easy or hard your steel is to sharpen), and Corrosion resistance (how reactive your steel is to oxidation). Imagine that HRC, Toughness, & Abrasion resistance are on a single teeter totter with HRC on one side & toughness and abrasion resistance on the other. Typically, if you up the HRC, your toughness and abrasion resistance drop. The tougher the steel, the higher abrasion resistance and vice-versa. This balancing act has plagued traditional knife steels for many years. The best way to get the most toughness, hardness, and abrasion resistance as an aggregate would be by using the newest PM grade Materials (which is what Meglio continually uses).

What Is CD#1 & What Makes It So Great?

There are amazing carbon steels that consistently win cutting competitions like M4, and 3v but, CD#1 outperforms both. CD#1 is the toughest steel at 63 HRC in the world at this time. Due to the aggregate of toughness and hardness, we are able to achieve extreme cutting angles where most other materials would fail horribly. For example, Japanese Yanagibas are typically 9-11 degrees. We are able to get ours under 7 without detrimentally impacting the edge. Pretty impressive stuff!

What is MagnaCut & What Makes It So Great?

MagnaCut is pound for pound the best stainless steel in the world at this time. With the use of a specific combination of alloys, Dr. Larrin Thomas formulated a method to limiting the amount of chromium that actually formulates chromium carbides which only serves as a liability within the steel matrix. By doing so, his new stainless steel (MagnaCut) is able to achieve equal corrosion resistances of steels like 20cv. Simply, MagnaCut is able to accomplish both corrosion resistance and toughness as an aggregate where all other stainless steels are incapable.

What Is Sm100?

Sm100 is a combination of Titanium and Nickel, previously unable to bond, bonded through the PM grade process. By atomizing the material into an ultrafine mesh and then running it through a hot isostatic press, or HIP chamber, we are able to achieve the first truly hardenable Titanium. This means that at 60+ HRC this material cannot rust because it has no ferrous components. This material was made by Duane Dwyer, Brandon’s teacher and mentor, alongside Summit Materials and Crucible Metallurgy. It is currently used on the International Space Station and in very limited quantities of knives, including limited customs we have done in the past.

Image Sources: https://knifesteelnerds.com/

We at Meglio want to give a special shoutout to Dr. Larrin Thomas. His knowledge and expertise as a metallurgist have really opened our mind on what is possible with steel. We are regular subscribers to his forum at knifesteelnerds.com and recommend you do the same if you love steel science as much as we do!

Everything You Need To Know