Below are various helpful links on the components of blade steel used in knives in general and some blade steel specifacations from leading knife manfacturers and blade steel manufacturers.
http://www.buckknives.com/technical.php http://www.buckknives.com/sharpening.php http://www.buckknives.com/choosing.php http://www.crkt.com/steelfct.html http://www.cutleryscience.com/reviews/blade_materials.html http://www.knives.com http://agrussell.com/faq/index.html http://www.spyderco.com/elements.html http://www.online.ru/people/malex/ http://www.crucibleservice.com/ http://www.worldknives.com/info/blade-steel-guide-64.html?PHPSESSID=70875f04297de98fc3401a48f0b853bd http://www.snafu.de/~kvonp http://www.sff.net/people/pff/steel.txt http://www.zknives.com/knives/articles/knifesteelfaq.shtml http://users.ameritech.net/knives/steels.htm http://www.equipped.com/devices7.htm http://www.agrussell.com/knife_information/steel_guide/ http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/research/knife_information/blade_steel.php http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/wr_case/index.php http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/case_classic_knives/index.php http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/schrade_knives/index.php http://www.allaboutpocketknives.com/research/knife_definitions.php http://www.benchmade.com/about_knives/our_blades.asp http://www.buckknives.com/technical.php http://www.buckknives.com/sharpening.php http://www.buckknives.com/choosing.php http://agrussell.com/faq/index.html http://www.spyderco.com/elements.html http://www.online.ru/people/malex/ http://www.crucibleservice.com/ http://www.worldknives.com/info/blade-steel-guide-64.html?PHPSESSID=70875f04297de98fc3401a48f0b853bd http://www.crkt.com/steelfct.html http://www.knives.com http://www.snafu.de/~kvonp http://www.sff.net/people/pff/steel.txt http://www.zknives.com/knives/articles/knifesteelfaq.shtml http://www.cutleryscience.com/reviews/blade_materials.html
