Category: Normalizing
Knife Steel Metallurgist Juha Perttula
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Intro
Juha Perttula has a doctorate in metallurgy and he has published several studies in scientific journals on heat treating knife steels. So for this article I want to feature not just an individual study but a person’s work. His studies have focused on traditional bladesmithing, low alloy and carbon steels, and wootz Damascus. He also makes and sells knives which you can read about at his website, juhaperttula.com. Juha’s website also has links to the articles I will be discussing below, and I recommend you read them in addition to my commentary.
How to Heat Treat Knife Steel in a Forge
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How to Thermal Cycle Knife Steel
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