PM Stainless #2 Testing Passaround - Near Future Project

[Mike9]

Home Boy here - put me on the list when the pros get finished please. I'd love to try your work Marko.

[eshua]

Pro volunteer at at sushi bar here. Only pass around I've tried was Salties Mizuno. Could be fun to try something different.

[Marko Tsourkan]

Hey folks,
sorry, went through my routine again - got a cold, got busy and overwhelmed with work, so the response is a bit belated.

I am going to stop soliciting testers as of this point. I will take a look at all post in this thread and get a list going. It will be at least 2 weeks before this project comes to fruition - I need to send out 52100 passaround first, plus not much spare time at the moment on R&D, but I will get it done eventually.

I will keep this thread current once the carbon passaround is out.

Thanks everybody,

M

[Jmadams13]

Thanks! Looking forward to it.

[panda]

skd12?

[Marko Tsourkan]

SKD12 is equivalent of A2 and is a conventional steel, not PM.

That said, yes, I am offering A2 as a choice, and think it is an excellent steel for certain type (and purposes) of knives.

Still working on HT recipe for PM #2, but preliminary testing puts it all the way up there - it will definitely be a steel I will offer soon, just need to get HT finalized first.

M

[Bill13]

Looking forward to the results, and am curious what prompted this, was there something that AEB-L or CMP 154 didn't offer? I would like to get a gyoto in the 210 range in a non reactive steel that my wife could/would use. I was thinking of the AEB-L but now think I will wait

[panda]

are there any slots left? pro user here, more interested in the 52100 version but would gladly offer feedback on stainless.

[Marko Tsourkan]

The PM#2 is a very promising steel. I would say with a great degree of certainty that it will be offered in the near future. I need a little more time to heat treat and test it, but preliminary results have been very positive. Sharpenability, sharpness, edge stability and wear resistance are its strong points.

M

[cclin]

Marko, is your PM#2 steel similar to DT's PM steel??