Lots of new features, bug fixes, performance improvements. Last two times Apple reviewed the app in a day, let's hope they will do the same this time.
Monday, June 16, 2014 23:19:11
Fixed Bohler-Uddeholm Vanax 35 steel data. It is a PM steel, but was missing that piece of info. Added several new names for DIN and W-Nr standards.
Thursday, June 12, 2014 00:12:32
Fixed an issue where identical names from different standards were pointing to the same url. Now each goes to its own file. Updated numerous notes, too many to list, in last 2 weeks.
Thursday, April 17, 2014 23:50:46
Got contacted by Chroma representative regarding my Chroma Kitchen Knives Reviews. For one, steel info was incorrect, and that was rectified, not AISI 301 steel, which is a construction steel, but a proprietary, Japanese made alloy, called Type 301. How creative :) Especially that on the knives it says pure 301 steel, not even the word "type", and what can you find when searching 301. Why not put that info on their site, beyond me. Frustrating to some degree. Anyway, looks like I will be getting a new knife to test, as the results were too negative and they're sure something was way off. For the record, Type 301 is similar to Chromova 18 stele used in Globals, which in turn is said to be Aichi AUS118 steel.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 19:30:28
Updated - Aubert & Duval X15TN steel composition, found another document on their website, it had more precise spec, actual ranges for alloying elements, not just averages. Updated quite a few steel notes, including CPM S125V, CPM S110V, CPM 3V, CPM 15V, and few others. Fixed external links in some of the alloy notes, made them internal to be precise. Added popular incorrect names for S125v and S110v, CPM 125V and CPM 110V, both have the same problem, missing S before the number, hopefully that'll help to clear things up.
Monday, March 24, 2014 00:08:22
Fixed FireFox specific bug where search suggestions assistant didn't handle mouseclick correctly.
Saturday, March 1, 2014 18:10:51
Steel chart got speed improvements, which seem to be never enough, given ever increasing number of the alloys in it, and also fixes in Settings dialog functionality. Strongly recommended to set default standard to speed up page loading and then issue searches as necessary, which run against entire database. Knife steel Composition Graph Builder and Analyzer also got fixes and functionality improvements, most important being the ability to navigate to correct alloy when comparing steels with identical names. Added support for urls with standard or maker name in it. E.g. now you could type in url as: http://zknives.com/knives/steels/uni/X90CrMoV18.shtml indicating that you are looking for X90CrMoV18 steel composition and reference info, for UNI standard specifically, note uni just before X90CrMoV18 in the URL.
Thursday, February 20, 2014 13:27:29
Majority of the new names are for the Hungarian MSZ standard, Polish PN standard and few more names for US AISI and German DIN standards.
Monday, February 17, 2014 21:55:31
Picked up Hiromoto gyuto, made out of the Hitachi gin-3 steel. A present for my friend again :) Quite a blade, considering its price. As far as good gyutos go, that one is quite a bargain. Solid performance, in terms of edge holding and superb cutting ability, mainly thanks to very thin blade. Still, I'd classify it as a workhorse, not as a fancy knife. Details in the review. Follow the link.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 22:11:28
After all those years :) Finally, Spyderco published more precise composition. It's still not as precise as I'd like it to be, but better than what it was before. Apparently it had less Wolfram, few other elements were adjusted as well. Cobalt, Niobium and contaminants are specified as trace amounts, although, in that case what would one call 0.10% of Vanadium anyway :) The information is still somwhat incomplete. Well, another decade or two and we might know exact composition :) Follow the link for data.
Monday, January 20, 2014 18:38:26