Dr. Larrin Thomas, creator of MagnaCut steel and the knife communities favorite metallurgist, recently took Artisan Cutlery to task over its marketing of Artisan’s proprietary AR-RPM9 steel, which the company has touted as a less expensive option in a steel that performs like a more premium blend.
Specifically, he takes issue with the claim it is “particle steel” for reasons he describes.
Artisan issued a response on their Instagram Page…
As the technical details are beyond my level of expertise, I can’t offer much of an opinion. I think that the “lost in translation” excuse is at least plausible, if the Chinese patent does in fact highlight the powder nature of the injection. I just don’t know enough.
If it were in fact a deliberate effort to deceive, then pox on them. Go on Dr. Larrin for getting to the bottom if it.
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