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		Metallurgist Rated Knife Steels: Toughness/Edge Retention/Corrosion Resistance (knifesteelnerds.com)
		45 points by germinalphrase on Oct 19, 2021 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

ncmncm on Oct 20, 2021 [–]

It was a revelation for me when I found out good knives were made by laminating different alloys together, with the part at the edge selected for hardness, and the rest for toughness.

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