Know your steel - intro to types of steel for knifemaking

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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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.

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

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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.