Knife steels

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doriandk

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Hey all...I've never posted, but enjoy the discussions on this forum. I was wondering if there is a publication or website or anything out there that provides the specs for factory and handmade knives. Specifically the steel used. Thanks
 
Not sure what you mean by specs... Most companies tell you what steel each knife uses on their sites.
 
yes. google.

seriously, though, there is no way that a website could document the specs of every knife and every custom. it is just unreasonable.
 
I'm mainly interested in the steel used. I was wondering if there was anything that had a comprehensive list of all manufacturers, individual products, and the steel used in each.
 
think about it. try and name every production knife company. now just think about all of their current models. factor in their old models, and the different names for steel and such, and you begin to realize how much work it would be.
 
OK, sorry. I didn't mean every knife in history. Maybe an annual thing from the major productions. I was just wondering if anything like that was out there. I take it that's a no.
 
doriandk said:
I'm mainly interested in the steel used. I was wondering if there was anything that had a comprehensive list of all manufacturers, individual products, and the steel used in each.
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The closest thing that you can get to doing anything remotely like that would be to go to a dealer with a massive stock of knives from various manufacturers, like say Knifecenter, and run a search on a steel or handle material that you're interested in(aluminum, titanium, wood).

The first place to start would be finding a steel you're interested in, which is probably best picked based on your intended use of your knife(I prefer 4% or higher vanadium stainless steels). If you wish to narrow it down further, consider the kind of grind you want on the blade(saber, full flat, hollow grind, convex grind).
 
Doesn't Zero Tolerance have a page of steel specs? Spyderco's catalog has a nice steel sheet in the back.
 
Spyderco.com has a steel chart on their site that lists the components of some types of steel. AGrussell.com also has a steel chart on their site.

This may not be what you want but it might help a little and maybe help other BF members that haven't seen these charts.
 
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