Book on knife steels

[wacki]

I've lost count of the number of threads I've read and the number of times someone points out a better steel for my purposes.

Is there a book on this topic? An authoritative source?

Thanks,

 

[knarfeng]

John D Verhoeven, Professor of metallurgy at Iowa State University, wrote a text which he distributed gratis.
Metallurgy of Steel for Bladesmiths & Others
who Heat Treat and Forge Steel

That is about as authoritative as it gets.

If you do some Googling for his name and the title you can find a free copy on the net.

 

[nopyo]

John D Verhoeven, Professor of metallurgy at Iowa State University, wrote a text which he distributed gratis.
Metallurgy of Steel for Bladesmiths & Others
who Heat Treat and Forge Steel

That is about as authoritative as it gets.

If you do some Googling for his name and the title you can find a free copy on the net.

Link to eBook in this thread:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/987426