Sell all your knives right now !

[SharpDog]

They are all obsolete and will no longer cut effectively. Larrin's new steel is now available:

CPM MagnaCut – The Next Breakthrough in Knife Steel
https://knifesteelnerds.com/2021/03/25/cpm-magnacut/

 

[Gtscotty]

I've been following the discussions over on the Spyderco forums, sounds pretty interesting, especially run hard since at full hardness ~65 HRC, it has better toughness than S30V or S35VN run at ~60-62 HRC. Can't wait to try some!

 

[hso]

Larrin's new steel

Thanks for posting that! Remarkable!!!

 

[Mk-211]

Wonder how it would do being laminated with other steels.

 

[hso]

Wonder

Some of them did.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Interesting read, and I look forward to see the offerings from knife companies. I really like my S35VN, M390/20CV blades. Certainly wouldn't mind even higher grade stuff though.

 

[Boattale]

Better steels are a worthy goal. Nice read even if I understood about 5% of it.

 

[bikerdoc]

Thank you!
Most exciting!
Printed for a lot of studying! S30V was my favorite, I might Change my mind.

 

[defjon]

Wake me when it's lightsabers.

 

[Madcap_Magician]

It's basically stainless Cruwear in terms of how it performs is what I've read so far.

 

[rust collector]

It is good to see that the search for better knife steels continues. If they develop the perfect alloy, however, what will we do with all these inferior blades?

 

[hso]

the perfect alloy

Nawww, they'll just come up with a perfecterer alloy.

 

[JShirley]

It is good to see that the search for better knife steels continues. If they develop the perfect alloy, however, what will we do with all these inferior blades?

just like there is no firearm that perfectly fulfills every role, no one knife steel is ideal for everything.

John

 

[Boattale]

It is good to see that the search for better knife steels continues. If they develop the perfect alloy, however, what will we do with all these inferior blades?

Send them to me.

 

[SharpDog]

Long version (gets good about 8:00 in)

 

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[ApacheCoTodd]

SELL ALL YOUR KNIVES RIGHT NOW!..... indeed. Isn't that what is so often implied?

I crack up more than a little whenever someone tries to breathlessly tell me about a *new* blade; grind, heat-treat, or material that will change everything.

I'm a bit Goldilocksy in the field.

Soft enough to sharpen *easily* without being weak.

Hard enough to hold an edge without being difficult or tech-necessary to sharpen.

Corrosion resistant enough to not queer the edge due to a bit of humidity.

All that in a pleasing and useful shape sums up my parameters. Oh, and leather!

Like as not, a guy starts quoting math of showing graphs to me.... he's talking to the wrong fella.

Todd.

 

[entropy]

Still waiting for knives made with Rearden Steel .......

 

[ApacheCoTodd]

Still waiting for knives made with Rearden Steel .......

Now THAT, I would buy.... If only Henry would show himself.

Never needed him more than now.

I'm rather surprised one of these Johnny-come-lately types hasn't co-opted the name. Literary breadth understood.

Todd.

 

[Speedo66]

Still waiting for knives made with Rearden Steel .......

It would take an Atlas to carry any quantity of that.

 

[WestKentucky]

Nawww, they'll just come up with a perfecterer alloy.

Why not, glock has done it a few times.

 

[.338-06]

As far as I know, stone knives still work.

 

[RA40]

Japanese swords would be under tech'd and obsolete too.

The technology to produce these steel formulations is interesting. Not one of the supply areas to stock up on since it changes every few years. I bought a bunch of 440-C from a retired maker long ago and that steel sits gathering dust.

 

[Pahonix]

That sprig is a beaut!