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It seems as if every few months a new type of blade steel emerges that’s supposed to cut better, hold an edge longer, resist corrosion, and outperform everything that came before it. These super steels gain a following. Some stay around, others fade into the background. When multiple manufacturers and custom makers begin using it en masse, it might be time to take a look at it. Such is the case with MagnaCut.
This stainless steel was developed by Larrin Thomas from Pittsburgh, who has a PhD in metallurgical engineering with roots in the automotive industry. His father is Devin Thomas, a highly regarded maker of Damascus steel, which gave Larrin an interest in knife steels (and led to the founding of his website knifesteelnerds.com).
As a scientist, Thomas looked at the qualities of different steels at a molecular level and saw that while chromium was a key component in stainless steels, it could produce a bad side effect. Chromium is the element present in knife steels that makes the steel “stainless.” Most stainless steel has a composition of 14- to 20-percent chromium. Only 10 percent of this seems to
