This thread trashing bluntcut saddens me. He does not have an in depth metallurgical degree and full fluency of the english language or even really, deep down understanding of what's happening, but he's seeing it and has been independently verified by others on multiple occasions, from people who know almost nothing just wailing on knives to people who arguably know something about working with steel. He's putting his own money on the line and has repeatedly asked for others who are willing to verify what he's seeing. He shows he's using a calibrated hardness tester and still shows results that others question.
I don't understand it. I respect Larrin and i believe him to be very knowledgeable, but like most scientists, something he doesn't understand either comes along and rather than volunteering to test for results himself, he basically questions another man's integrity and sincerity.
I don't understand why scientists are this way. If you question it, test it yourself. That's what seems reasonable to me. And you can't blame a man who's spent countless dollars from his own bank account figuring out something that works better who won't readily share the way he's doing something. Maybe if you offered to pay him at least half of the cost for all the countless hours of work and materials he's paid for on his own, he'd share with you what he figured out and how to do it?
Larrin, i respect what you bring to the table. You're an undeniably valuable source of information. But like with anything out there, maybe there's more going on than what science knows about at any given time. If you question his results despite multiple others verifying them, then maybe contact Luong and buy a knife from him (shoot, he'd probably send you one for free) and create a very closely synthesized copy used with currently accepted heat treatment protocols and report to us all what you find? Otherwise, please, don't trash an honest and sincere man who's simply showing that he found something worth looking at. If you feel this strongly about it yet don't disprove the claims, you are not helping anyone. And i truly believe you ARE trying to help, that's why i say this.
Remember, there was a long time that certain people were unfairly maligned for saying the earth was round and not the center of the universe, mostly by the acknowledged scientists of the time.
I don't understand it. I respect Larrin and i believe him to be very knowledgeable, but like most scientists, something he doesn't understand either comes along and rather than volunteering to test for results himself, he basically questions another man's integrity and sincerity.
I don't understand why scientists are this way. If you question it, test it yourself. That's what seems reasonable to me. And you can't blame a man who's spent countless dollars from his own bank account figuring out something that works better who won't readily share the way he's doing something. Maybe if you offered to pay him at least half of the cost for all the countless hours of work and materials he's paid for on his own, he'd share with you what he figured out and how to do it?
Larrin, i respect what you bring to the table. You're an undeniably valuable source of information. But like with anything out there, maybe there's more going on than what science knows about at any given time. If you question his results despite multiple others verifying them, then maybe contact Luong and buy a knife from him (shoot, he'd probably send you one for free) and create a very closely synthesized copy used with currently accepted heat treatment protocols and report to us all what you find? Otherwise, please, don't trash an honest and sincere man who's simply showing that he found something worth looking at. If you feel this strongly about it yet don't disprove the claims, you are not helping anyone. And i truly believe you ARE trying to help, that's why i say this.
Remember, there was a long time that certain people were unfairly maligned for saying the earth was round and not the center of the universe, mostly by the acknowledged scientists of the time.
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