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# The Story of Knife Steel: Innovators Behind Modern Damascus and Super Steels

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Review: An Delightful book for every type of knife lover - I finished the book over the weekend, It was quite a good read I think it has something amazing for every type of knife enthusiast. It’s a really impressive work both in terms of the quality of writing, the amount of research that must have been done, and how Larrin was able to weave science, history, and biographies together into this story of knife steel. I personally enjoyed the history of steel development, the struggle to get a worthy stainless into knives and razors was fascinating to me as was the development of tool steel. It really makes me appreciative of my custom in CPM Magna-Cut as well as humble steels like 440C and 8Cr13MoV knowing the struggle to it took get there. I also think it’s nuts that some early speed steels had something like 20% Tungsten. I can’t list the number of cool facts about steel development that I learned. For others who are not so inclined towards materials science, I think that the biographies of the pioneers of steel development, founders of major knife companies that came from humble origins, and the custom knife makers that pushed the boundries of the art are fascinating. The pictures of historical knives from this history are really amazing to see particularly the Damascus knives. seeing development of pattern welded Damascus techniques knife by knife is incredible. One of the most impressive things to read are how the book chronicles the growth of our community, and how knife-maker worked together and competed to push the industry forward. I really enjoyed reading about Bill Moran and Bob Loveless, and their massive influence on modern knife making and generations of knife makers. The book is like a bible for knife AFIs, it has so much important stuff documented in it, and tells the story of our community. side note: an independent take away that I have is that one of the reasons that we can enjoy crazy steels treated hard today is because of the proliferation of modern abrasives, and inexpensive diamond plates for sharpening.
Review: I can't say enough good things about this book! - I thought Dr. Thomas' first book, "Knife Engineering" was already the best thing to happen to the knifemaking industry in recent times, so I had high expectations for this book, but it surpassed all of them! So amazing. I can't imagine how much work he put into researching the history of steel alloys in particular, and I found it fascinating! Just the first part of the book would have been worth the price, but then the second half that was more about damascus in particular was the icing on top! So many valuable insights and bits of information, as well as excellent details about the various aspects of forging damascus from the absolute best minds in the game! I'm already looking forward to re-reading it. My only regret was not spending as few extra bucks for the hardback edition, since I'm certainly going to wear my copy out with repeated handling over time (although it's well bound).

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B0C4MM5LPL |
| Best Sellers Rank | #177,740 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #22 in Metallurgy Materials Engineering #65 in History of Engineering & Technology #112 in History of Technology |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars (111) |
| Dimensions  | 7 x 1.16 x 10 inches |
| ISBN-13  | 979-8357988508 |
| Item Weight  | 2.17 pounds |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 511 pages |
| Publication date  | May 8, 2023 |
| Publisher  | Independently published |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Delightful book for every type of knife lover
*by J***O on May 23, 2023*

I finished the book over the weekend, It was quite a good read I think it has something amazing for every type of knife enthusiast. It’s a really impressive work both in terms of the quality of writing, the amount of research that must have been done, and how Larrin was able to weave science, history, and biographies together into this story of knife steel. I personally enjoyed the history of steel development, the struggle to get a worthy stainless into knives and razors was fascinating to me as was the development of tool steel. It really makes me appreciative of my custom in CPM Magna-Cut as well as humble steels like 440C and 8Cr13MoV knowing the struggle to it took get there. I also think it’s nuts that some early speed steels had something like 20% Tungsten. I can’t list the number of cool facts about steel development that I learned. For others who are not so inclined towards materials science, I think that the biographies of the pioneers of steel development, founders of major knife companies that came from humble origins, and the custom knife makers that pushed the boundries of the art are fascinating. The pictures of historical knives from this history are really amazing to see particularly the Damascus knives. seeing development of pattern welded Damascus techniques knife by knife is incredible. One of the most impressive things to read are how the book chronicles the growth of our community, and how knife-maker worked together and competed to push the industry forward. I really enjoyed reading about Bill Moran and Bob Loveless, and their massive influence on modern knife making and generations of knife makers. The book is like a bible for knife AFIs, it has so much important stuff documented in it, and tells the story of our community. side note: an independent take away that I have is that one of the reasons that we can enjoy crazy steels treated hard today is because of the proliferation of modern abrasives, and inexpensive diamond plates for sharpening.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't say enough good things about this book!
*by M***K on August 8, 2023*

I thought Dr. Thomas' first book, "Knife Engineering" was already the best thing to happen to the knifemaking industry in recent times, so I had high expectations for this book, but it surpassed all of them! So amazing. I can't imagine how much work he put into researching the history of steel alloys in particular, and I found it fascinating! Just the first part of the book would have been worth the price, but then the second half that was more about damascus in particular was the icing on top! So many valuable insights and bits of information, as well as excellent details about the various aspects of forging damascus from the absolute best minds in the game! I'm already looking forward to re-reading it. My only regret was not spending as few extra bucks for the hardback edition, since I'm certainly going to wear my copy out with repeated handling over time (although it's well bound).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Authoritative history on blade steel
*by L***9 on May 21, 2023*

It is clear while reading this book that Larrin has spent a massive amount of time researching and citing the historical significance of blade steel and it’s evolution. Each chapter is packed with detail, but is also very readable. The citation provide a wealth of additional reading potential for the ravenous knife and steel nerd. Seriously, the book is worth the investment, both in your time and money. A must-have addition to the knifemaker, and knife collector library.

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