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    The Great Steel Race

    Dec 17, 2019 4 minutes
    BY PAT COVERT
    IMAGES COURTESY OF THE PARTICIPATING COMPANIES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

    The race for the greatest blade steel has been going on since the first blade was forged. However, in earnest the modern trend started in the late 1980s when ATS-34 stainless became the hottest thing since sliced bread for custom knifemakers. Newer, more exotic steels slowly picked up steam afterwards and today it is a multimillion-dollar market with scads of steels from which to choose.

    “MOST END UP GOING BACK TO THE STEELS THEY ARE USED TO WORKING WITH.”
    —TERRY SUMMERS

    Blade steels fall into three basic categories: stainless, non-stainless or carbon steel, and pattern-welded steel, commonly called damascus,

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