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What Could be Next for Knife Steel?
New Patreon Supporters
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Tour of Niagara Specialty Metals and Niagara Falls
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Is Alec Steele’s New Knife Steel Any Good?
I reacted to a video by Alec Steele where they designed a new knife steel at a fancy facility.
How to Estimate Knife Steel Properties
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Knife Steel Tests and Ratings
MagnaMax Industry vs Custom Heat Treatment
Upcoming Blade Show Atlanta
I will be at Blade Show in just a few days (June 5-7). I will be teaching two classes: “Factors that Affect Edge Retention” and “What is Coming Next for Knife Steel?” You can buy tickets by clicking here.
How to Heat Treat MagnaMax Steel
Wide Release Date for MagnaMax for Small Knifemakers
MagnaMax will be on sale May 1st, 2026 at 9am on Niagara Specialty Metals’ online store: https://nsm-ny.com/shop/
You can create an account beforehand so that you are ready to buy once the steel goes live. We made the following commercial to get pumped for the release:
Learn from Bad Bark River Design
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3 Times Knifemakers Proved Metallurgists Wrong
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Knife Steel – Can You Tell the Difference?
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Can You Even Tell the Difference?