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Making a 440C Chinese CleaverBy Bjorn Jacobsen, Sept 2023This was a first for me in a couple of ways; First time using 440C stainless steelFirst time making a cleaverFirst time sending a knife overseas hoping it would get thereWhen to use 440C steel440C has a long history as a trusted knife steel, when I grew up and started becoming interested in knives it had already been used for all kinds of knives for a long time. Having large carbides in the steel matrix 440C holds a great edge – due to …