book on modern knives...any reccomendations?

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robin11

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Hello people.

as a starting knife enthousiast im looking for a book about knives and especially the modern knives.
I want to learn about steel
the history
wich models were groundbreaking and why.
and i would love it if it handeled the folding knives and maybe a little background on companies that manufacter em?
How to take care of..

I prefer a modern book beacuse development doenst seem to sit still in knife world.

a book to study, a book to just relax and read, just a way to keep in touch with the subject.

i can look everything up on the internet but my guess is...knife people like to read abook in stead of a computer screen...but thats just a wild guess.

thanks you

regards
robin
 
Anything wrote even two years ago will not have some really fine blades, new steels in use more, even new companies. The last 5 years in the knife production industry has seen a greater use of , choice of steels and a trend towards more high performance oriented heat treats and grinds. More dynamic changes in the last 5 years than in the last 50 before that. There has also been more of a willingness to use tool steels, carbon and non stainless alloys and that has brought us some real performers like Cruwear, PD#1, steels already around but first seen in production company use like 5160, 3V, O-1 and more, with more coming soon. In addition we have seen production usage of true "super steel" class stuff and at hardnesses with heat treats that aren't middle of the road but pure performance oriented. The latest Spyderco release in S110V at rc 62-63 is an example of that.

Lots of specialty grinds and grinds designed for pure slicing like thin edged FFG blades in production by several companies. Some really good european steels have been imported and used to great acclaim which is newish, especially in the numbers seen. They are good too. World class and certainly as good as any American or Japanese steels made.

Very dynamic times for us knife knuts and steel junkies indeed!

joe
 
i understand...so a book can give me a good impression on knives in general, history etc

but i will have to accompany it by using the net to keep up with developments as i progress.

good point
 
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