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Knife Steel Nerds

Articles and original research for knife makers and enthusiasts about steel metallurgy and knife design.

  • By Larrin Thomas
  • Based in United States of America
  • Roughly 11 posts per year
  • First post on

Posts per year

Data for this chart is available in the table below
Posts per year
Year starting Posts
2022 8
2023 13
2024 10

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

Coatings vs Foil – Heat Treating Steel
Thank You Patreon Thanks to my Patreon supporters I was able to buy all of the coatings to test for this article. If you want to support more knife steel research come join us at …
On , by Larrin, 2,583 words
Introduction to Knife Steel Heat Treating from a Metallurgist
Join the Knife Steel Nerds Patreon if you want to support knife steel research and get articles and videos early. Or go for the “Ultimate” tier and get a Knife Steel Nerds mug! Intro I …
On , by Larrin, 4,558 words
Rapid Heat Treating with Salt Pots
Thanks to my Patreon supporters I have a salt pot furnace and was able to get some high temperature salts to test out austenitizing in the salt pot for this article. Patreon dollars also went …
On , by Larrin, 2,488 words