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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 one post per month
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Most recent posts

Wootz – The True Damascus Steel?
Thanks to Spencer Sandison for providing the Wootz steel for this new study! Thanks to Shawn Houston for performing the microscopy. And thanks to the Knife Steel Nerds Patreon supporters who allow me to do …
On , by Larrin, 3,145 words
Matrix Steels K888 and CPM-1V
Thanks to Roman Kasé for donating the K888 and Niagara Specialty Metals for donating the CPM-1V. Thanks to my Patreon supporters for funding this study, those dollars went toward metallography and CATRA blade grinding. You …
On , by Larrin, 1,731 words
Testing Super High Speed Steel Vanadis 60
The following is a collaboration project between myself and Malachi Chou-Green. He obtained the Vanadis 60, did some heat treating experiments, and also did metallography including some fancy electron microscopy. He also heat treated and …
On , by Larrin, 2,466 words