Steel Difficulty Ratings

Complete Collection - Easy to Difficult:

Steel Name

Bend Rating

Snap Rating

Overall Rating
Exemplum White - Level 1 1* 1 * 1 *
GOG Short Steel - 1 Star 1* 1.5 * 1 *
Exemplum Green - Level 2 2 * 2 * 2 *
GOG Short Steel - 2 Star 2 * 2.5 * 2 *
60d Nail 2.5 * 2 * 2.5 *

Black Series - Gobannus

 2.5 * 2.5 * 2.5 *

Exemplum Yellow - Level 3

 3 * 3 * 3 *
GOG Short Steel - 3 Star 3 * 3.5 * 3 *
Exemplum Blue - Level 4 3.5 * 3 * 3 *
GOG Short Steel - 3.5 Star 3.5 * 4 * 3.5 *
Short Steel Stainless Bolt 4 * 4 * 4*
Black Short Steel - Giobniu 4.5 * 4 * 4.5 *
80d Nail 4.5 * 4 * 4.5 *
Exemplum Red - Level 5 5.5* 5* 5*
GOG Short Steel - 5 Star 5 * 5.5 * 5 *
GOG Short Steel - 5.5 Star 5.5 * 6 * 5.5 *
Black Short Steel - Gofannon 6.5 * 6.5 * 6.5 *
GOG Short Steel - 7 Star 7 * 7 * 7 *