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Knife Engineering - Thomas
A VERY informative book by Dr. Larrin Thomas. provides a fairly in-depth discussion on the various steels, heat treats, and edge geometry. The edge geometry is THE most important factor in determining a blades performance for a specific application.
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Comment by Kevin D on November 11, 2025 at 16:47
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Now hold on here... I resemble that remark! lol.
Just because I understand his testing, the differences between BCC and FCC, the different microstructures in steel caused by various heat treating recipes and such... Doesn't mean I was thiiiiiis close to majoring in metallurgy or anything.
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Comment by Lars on November 10, 2025 at 22:34
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Boy - this one has "Kevin" written all over it! Good deal...I bet Larrin Thomas had you in mind when he wrote it! :-D
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