KnifeSteelNerds: CPM-3V – Still the Best High Toughness Steel
The thing most don’t know about CPM-3V is that it is a powder metallurgy version of an older...
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KnifeSteelNerds: Factory vs Custom Heat Treating of Knives
There are three major steps of heat treating performed by a custom knifemaker or a factory, and an...
KnifeSteelNerds: Is 1084-15N20 The Best Pattern-Welded Damascus?
Early Bill Moran pattern-welded Damascus used O1 and mild steel. Moran and other 1970s and 1980s-era Damascus smiths...
KnifeSteelNerds: Crucible Steel is Bankrupt! What is Next for MagnaCut?
We have been covering this story, both online and in Print. In fact, I interviewed Larrin last week...
Can Artificial Intelligence Design a New Knife Steel?
I’ve had multiple people over the past couple years send me steel compositions that ChatGPT came up with....