How to Design Knives that Do Not Fail

[Larrin]

Article about “failure modes” of knives such as chipping and rolling. Simple descriptions about what controls the different failure types so that they can be avoided, and the balance between the different desirable attributes. https://knifesteelnerds.com/2019/08/05/how-to-design-knives-that-do-not-fail/

 

[DeadboxHero]

Good summary, connects all the dots of previous articles

 

[Jason Volkert]

Interesting stuff Larrin!

 

[rustyrazor]

good article overall. should be in the beginners bible as mandatory reading

 

[Willie71]

I haven’t had a chance to read it yet. Maybe tomorrow.

 

[DanF]

"A knife can be sharp but still have poor cutting ability."
My favorite phrase from this piece.