The PROBLEM with the $10 D2 Knife Isn't What We Thought

The Ozark Trail $10 D2 knife Review and edge retention test.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Was I a plant / paid shill?
01:00 Why I couldn’t let this go, it didn’t makes sense!
02:53 Why I can’t hardness test the apex
03:36 Testing The first thing that could have gone wrong
06:00 Testing the second thing that could have happened
09:27 Edge retention testing after HOPEFULLY fixing the problem
11:22 The final problem
11:47 What you should do about it