KnifeSteelNerds: Testing Chinese Knife Steel
To cover the history of 8Cr13MoV we have to go back to Japan, or even further back to...
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Knife Steel Nerds: USA vs Europe – Powder Metallurgy Knife Steels
Jim Sutton of Zapp Tooling Alloys contacted me recently to talk about testing their Z-Wear. Zapp has...
KnifeSteelNerds: How to Heat Treat K390
K390 Steel and Heat Treating Background I already have a video and article about the history and properties...
Goin’ Native – a Preview
I met Shawn Houston at SHOT Show 2023, on my birthday in fact. We got to talking about...
Knife Steel Nerds: K390 – Best High Wear Resistance Steel?
K390 was developed as an alternative to Crucible’s CPM-10V, which has had success since the late 1970s as...