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Day: June 18, 2018

Edge Retention, Steel and Knife Properties

Maximizing Edge Retention – What CATRA Reveals about the Optimum Edge

June 18, 2018April 26, 2020 Larrin

Thanks to Ed Schempp, Matus Kalisky, and Chin Lim for becoming Knife Steel Nerds Patreon supporters! Your support allows us to fund CATRA studies. 

CATRA

Update 1/6/2020: I have since written more articles about CATRA looking at the effect of steel type: Part 1 and Part 2 read more

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