Links to buy are at the bottom of the article! Knife Engineering In recent years, I have been mostly known as the “MagnaCut man,” but before MagnaCut, my biggest success was probably with Knife Engineering. When I started my website, Knife Steel Nerds, I hadn’t thought about writing a book because I thought I was… Continue reading Knife Engineering 2nd Edition – Expanded and Updated The post Knife Engineering 2nd Edition – Expanded and Updated appeared first on Knife Steel Nerds.| Knife Steel Nerds
We traveled to Nevada to visit my dad, Devin Thomas, and make some Damascus with Pop’s ProCut. Along the way we saw some sites around my hometown and my wife tries to prove that her town is better. The post Making ProCut Damascus with Devin Thomas appeared first on Knife Steel Nerds.| Knife Steel Nerds
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Patreon Thank you Patreon supporters! Through Patreon support I was able to pay for metallography and for the consumables for making coupons and running the CATRA experiment. If you want to support more knife steel research please join us at Patreon.com/KnifeSteelNerds Video Here is the video version of the following information: What is Tamahagane? Tamahagane… Continue reading Testing Tamahagane – Traditional Japanese Steel The post Testing Tamahagane – Traditional Japanese Steel appea...| Knife Steel Nerds
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If you would like to support metallurgy research like this, please come join us at Patreon.com/KnifeSteelNerds. You get to see articles and videos early and join our community. Video Here is the video version of the following information: Misunderstandings about Hardness and Corrosion Resistance of MagnaCut I have been seeing a disturbing number of comments… Continue reading Corrosion Resistance vs Hardness in Knife Steels The post Corrosion Resistance vs Hardness in Knife Steels appeared f...| Knife Steel Nerds
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