Recommendation? Edge geometry - books???

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Hello everybody!
First post here so please be patience!I had a look on the sticky post looking for some book on edge geometry but the link is broken!
So I have some passions in my life, making knives (or at least try to) and reading books are among them. To get two bird whit one stone I would like some advises on some titles about books focused on knives' edge geometry.

Thank you all
 
+1 on Larrin's book.

Just remember the old saying:
"Thin cuts - Thick Sucks"

Roman Landes has written on edge geometry, but you have to be able to read German.
There is a book on kitchen knives that discusses it a bit.

If experimenting, make the edge as acute as you think will survive. Thin test the knife. If it chips out, increase the angle and test again. Most people are stunned to find out how acute and edge will hold up if the HT was done right. I do fine cutting edges on kitchen slicers at as low as 7DPS. 10DPS works quite well. If you look at the charts, the angle recommended is often twice that.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
If experimenting, make the edge as acute as you think will survive. Thin test the knife. If it chips out, increase the angle and test again. Most people are stunned to find out how acute and edge will hold up if the HT was done right. I do fine cutting edges on kitchen slicers at as low as 7DPS. 10DPS works quite well. If you look at the charts, the angle recommended is often twice that.
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I think this is why some of those higher toughness steels are better than a little less tough and better wear resistance because you can do a much thinner edge and it not chip on you from the extra toughness and then you gain the longer edge holding from starting with a thinner edge and it cuts better at the same time.
 
Jrmysell said:
I think this is why some of those higher toughness steels are better than a little less tough and better wear resistance because you can do a much thinner edge and it not chip on you from the extra toughness and then you gain the longer edge holding from starting with a thinner edge and it cuts better at the same time.
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No, don't confuse toughness for edge stability, they are different.

Its not as simple as taking the "toughest" steel and going thinner.

Strength and Resilience are crucial for thinner geometry.
 
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