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Development In March 2024 Joey Berry of Pop’s Knife Supply called me and said he wanted to develop a new steel. He said that their most popular steel was 80CrV2 and so he wanted to make “80CrV3.” “You mean 80CrV2 but with a little more vanadium?” He said no but some kind of “sequel” to… Continue reading Pop’s ProCut – A New Carbon Steel for Knives The post Pop’s ProCut – A New Carbon Steel for Knives appeared first on Knife Steel Nerds.| Knife Steel Nerds
Thanks to my Patreon supporters for supporting knife steel research. Patreon supporters saw this interview a couple of days ago. You can see the latest results of my testing early if you join at Patreon.com/KnifeSteelNerds Video Interview Transcript I made some tiny edits for clarity and removed a lot of “um”s and “you know”s and… Continue reading The Future of Knife Steel with Bob Shabala of Niagara Specialty Metals The post The Future of Knife Steel with Bob Shabala of Niagara Spe...| Knife Steel Nerds
Still working on getting an update to everyone about the status of knife steel after Crucible’s bankruptcy and the sale of many of the assets to Erasteel. Still more i’s to dot and t’s to cross. If you would like to support future knife steel research then please come join us at Patreon.com/KnifeSteelNerds. You can… Continue reading CPM-3V – Still the Best High Toughness Steel The post CPM-3V – Still the Best High Toughness Steel appeared first on Knife Steel Nerds.| Knife Steel Nerds
Patreon Thank you Patreon supporters! Thanks to you we can do all the experiments that are in this article. If you want to support knife steel research come join us at Patreon.com/KnifeSteelNerds. Video Here is the video version of the following information: Heat Treating Steps and Equipment Types There are three major steps of heat… Continue reading Factory vs Custom Heat Treating of Knives The post Factory vs Custom Heat Treating of Knives appeared first on Knife Steel Nerds.| Knife Steel Nerds
Atlantic 33 Steel There are a few places to purchase this Atlantic 33 “non-tempering” steel so I have been getting questions about it over the past couple years. The information is pretty scant and the descriptions are mysterious and confusing to anyone who knows steel [1]. In the advertising it says things like: “Drawing of… Continue reading What is Atlantic 33 Non-Tempering Steel? The post What is Atlantic 33 Non-Tempering Steel? appeared first on Knife Steel Nerds.| Knife Steel Nerds
Patreon Several new experiments were done to support this article. I am able to do these experiments thanks to the contributions of Patreon supporters. If you would like to support knife steel research visit Patreon.com/KnifeSteelNerds YouTube Video Here is the video version of the following information: Stainless and San-Mai This article got too long so… Continue reading Is 1084-15N20 the Best Pattern Welded Damascus? The post Is 1084-15N20 the Best Pattern Welded Damascus? appeared first ...| Knife Steel Nerds
Join the Knife Steel Nerds Patreon if you want my next update on the Crucible situation as soon as we know what happens with the bankruptcy sale. Video YouTube video for the following information: The Current Production Path for MagnaCut and CPM Steels Crucible Industries makes steel (duh), specializing in powder metallurgy tool steels. They… Continue reading Crucible Steel is Bankrupt! What is Next for MagnaCut? The post Crucible Steel is Bankrupt! What is Next for MagnaCut? appeared first...| Knife Steel Nerds
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