New steel from Dr Larrin Thomas

[Flat Rock]

I have a stick ordered to do some testing
This looks to be a fantastic carbon steel

A collaborative design between Knife Steel Nerd's Larrin Thomas and Pop's Knife Supply.

This carbon steel has the perfect balance between toughness and edge retention. It's extremely forgiving to heat heat treat, with exceptional hardness and ultra fine grain structure. It's also an alternative for 15N20 in making high performance damascus. This steel has great stability in quench and is easy to work with and grind, even at higher hardnesses.

1550 degrees with a 450 temper lands at 62HRC.

Further heat treat information will be available upon completion of further testing.

C- .866 Si - .215. Mn - .352 Cr - .24 Ni - 1.99 V - .23 W - 1.23

 

[Flat Rock]

The tungsten and vanadium make this steel VERY abrasion resistant
It can be heat treated to high hardness
Pops is saying HRC 66!!!!

These things combine should make for a knife that is amazing in the woods for a Skinner or for a chopper and take a fine edge and keep it

 

[Mk-211]

 

[JohnKSa]

Does it have a name yet?

 

[Flat Rock]

Does it have a name yet?

Yep Procut

 

[JohnKSa]

How did you find out about it? Are there any online resources that talk about it? Sorry I'm geeking out, but I find the details of the design process and the actual composition very interesting.

 

[Mk-211]

There's the regular Knife Steel Nerds website and he has a YouTube channel.

He's also been on other social media sites, talking about new steels, what's happening now that Crucible closed...

 

[Mk-211]

He also has MagnaMax coming out, been a lot of talk about it.

Spyderco should be dropping a Mule Team in it soon.

 

[Flat Rock]

How did you find out about it? Are there any online resources that talk about it? Sorry I'm geeking out, but I find the details of the design process and the actual composition very interesting.

It’s been the buzz recently in knife steel nerd community
He’s got a new steel in the works too

 

[danez71]

It's extremely forgiving to heat heat treat,,,


This steel has great stability in quench and is easy to work with and grind, even at higher hardnesses.

that should really help bring the cost down


In seriousness it sounds like an awesome steel that's still only half as amazing as the tool/art you create.

They seem so far out of my league I've been afraid to look for a price and just enjoy the pics

 

[Flat Rock]

I just talked to Larrin about the new steel
It is being made in Europe

This stuff is capable of very high hardness and very high toughness with great abrasion resistance

After some testing I’m gonna make a run of knives with Procut

Anybody want to be a tester?

 

[rabid wombat]

Dumb question - through hardened, or do you end up with some ‘case depth’?

 

[bratch]

Anybody want to be a tester?

I’d love to test one but there are probably better users. I’d put something like the Saluda or Nessmuk to work this fall cutting up deer with a little bit of luck.

 

[Flat Rock]

Dumb question - through hardened, or do you end up with some ‘case depth’?

Knife steels are hardened all the way through

 

[Mk-211]

Me

 

[argonn]

What design is the knife you will make with that steel?? I have a weakness for knives

 

[Mk-211]

The Saluda would be a good choice, instead of every "tester" getting a different knife.



Of course I could go back in my corner and be quiet.

 

[Mk-211]

Or another option... there could be one knife, and we could pass it on to the next user?

We've done this here on the board before, @Spats McGee was running it. I actually bought a Kershaw, like the one that was being passed around.

 

[Flat Rock]

I’m thinking of the Etowah in Procut
A great field knife, yeah I think a pass-around would be cool

And since Procut is a high carbon steel
Maybe a black oxide finish too…..

 

[Mk-211]

I'm in, I'll try not to break the tip off.

 

[argonn]

I like the design. How much with the procut steel and black oxide?

 

[Flat Rock]

I like the design. How much with the procut steel and black oxide?

I don’t know yet, I’m gonna make a few knives and test them thoroughly before I make them to sell.
I’m sure it’s gonna be an awesome steel because Dr Larrin Thomas is the knife steel genius of our time
I’m really excited to make some knives in Procut

 

[argonn]

Just ran across this:

A NEW SUPER CARBON STEEL?! Pop’s ProCut Introduction!

Thank you to ⁠@PopsKnifeSupply and ⁠@KnifeSteelNerds for creating this exciting new steel! Also huge thanks to Dusty from Duckhead Forge for making this fi...

m.youtube.com

 

[argonn]

I don’t know yet, I’m gonna make a few knives and test them thoroughly before I make them to sell.
I’m sure it’s gonna be an awesome steel because Dr Larrin Thomas is the knife steel genius of our time
I’m really excited to make some knives in Procut

I’m excited to hear about it! How thick are you thinking of the blade? .125?

 

[Flat Rock]

I’m excited to hear about it! How thick are you thinking of the blade? .125?

Yep .125”