Testing the Edge Retention of 48 Knife Steels - Knife Steel Nerds

Thanks to Trevor Welch, Theo N, Guns N’ Loaded, EV.Knives, Erik Coccia, Francisco J. Neto, Tristan, Gareth Chen, Alvise Miotti Bettanini, Henjie Taguinod, ben horridge, Steven, and Ian Miller for becoming Knife Steel Nerds Patreon supporters!This study alone was about $12k, and there is no way I could have justified spending that much on knife testing by myself. Patreon supporters paid for about 1/3 of the cost making all of this possible.CATRA Edge Retention TestingI have written several articles about CATRA edge retention testing, including:Maximizing Edge Retention – a comparison of CPM-154 and 154CM at different edge angles and sharpening finishesWhich Steel Has the best Edge Retention? Part 1 and Part 2 – analysis of a large CATRA dataset from a major knife manufacturerCan CATRA Predict Rope Cutting Performance? – a comparison between rope cutting experiments performed by three different testers and CATRA tests. They line up relatively well with each other.My CATRA Edge Retention...