The Greatest Knife Steel Metallurgists of All Time

[Larrin]

I wrote an article about metallurgists who have contributed to knife steels in one way or another. There are quite a few but I'm sure I am missing a bunch. I then name who made the greatest contributions to knife steel. https://knifesteelnerds.com/2020/06/29/who-is-the-greatest-knife-steel-metallurgist-of-all-time/

 

[DeadboxHero]

A lot of rich history that most of us can't find anywhere and could have all been lost to time if you didn't make this article.

Thanks.

I liked the short read about Kenneth Pinnow and William Stasko
And how they made contributions to modern PM stainless and tool steels with lots of vanadium carbides.

Look forward to more history breakdowns especially of steels like CPM s110v.

 

[evilgreg]

Thanks for another interesting read!

 

[Alberta Ed]

Very interesting, but you didn't mention Zorg, the Celtic smith who was among the first to forge bog iron over a peat-fired forge.

 

[Larrin]

Very interesting, but you didn't mention Zorg, the Celtic smith who was among the first to forge bog iron over a peat-fired forge.

You made up that name!

 

[cistercian]

Great article as usual Larrin...thank you!

 

[Alberta Ed]

You made up that name!

Yup.

 

[dirc]

the ancients who decided it was a good idea to use meteors to forge blades - many have done it, from Egyptian to Babylonian to Hittite to Chinese and yeah, the Celts too

to me that was a very cool tie in to the whole magical/mystical stories over the eons

 

[marrenmiller]

I don't know why, but I think the best part to me is that there was a steel called Neatro.

 

[Larrin]

I don't know why, but I think the best part to me is that there was a steel called Neatro.

I'm sure it sounded badass in 1940.

 

[sodak]

Nice read, thanks Larrin!

 

[JAB]

Fantastic as usual!

 

[marrenmiller]

I'm sure it sounded badass in 1940.

Am I understanding it right that this is the start of modern M4? If so, I think it's fitting.

 

[Larrin]

Am I understanding it right that this is the start of modern M4? If so, I think it's fitting.

Yes.