Know your steel - intro to types of steel for knifemaking

Interest Groups Knife Making
#1

Excellent Walter Sorrells video on the types of steel typically used for knifemaking and the varied characteristics and tradeoffs of one over another.

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#2

Thanks for posting this, something I’ve always been curious about but really didn’t know where to start looking. The few times I did look I didn’t find a lot of details.

#3

Walter Sorrells is an excellent YouTuber for knife-making instruction.

#4

what is this wonderous job that has you crafting such a wonderful thing?[quote=“HankCowdog, post:3, topic:48028, full:true”]
Walter Sorrells is an excellent YouTuber for knife-making instruction
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Agreed. He is one of my favorites.

For knives made by removing steel (versus blacksmithing), I have been watching a lot of Simple Little Life lately. Very accessible designing and designs. We have the tools to make all this.