What Could be Next for Knife Steel?

New Patreon Supporters Thanks to new Knife Steel Nerds Patreon supporters David, A.P. McC., Brunhard, Sal Glesser, Richard Airey, Dan Cifer, Matt Cheresh, and Mark Decherd. Your contributions mean more experiments on knife steel! Video There is a video version of the following information as well: Properties When it comes to knife steels there is a whole range of properties that we might want to achieve, such as: Hardness Toughness Wear Resistance Corrosion Resistance Cost Forgeability Grindability Polishability Sharpenability Availability Marketability Some of these properties are desirable to the end user, but some are mostly for the manufacturer. For example, properties like hardness, toughness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and sharpenability are all things you want in your knife steel. Some properties are desired by both buyers and makers, such as low cost. However, the costs are different for the maker than the buyer. A large part of the cost for the manufacturer is…