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Old 10-22-2017, 11:56 AM
Jerry M Jerry M is offline
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
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0-1 was my first blade steel. Pretty easy to work with. You'll have nice tough knife from it, if you heat treat it right. Be careful of some heat treating advice and look everything up on your steel heat treatment. Use quenchent instead of oil if you can. Try not to be disappointed if your don't get it right the first time - be in this for the long haul. Something simple like a wharncliffe for your first might serve your purposes. I really like the flat grind (if you have a belt grinder w/ platen) with a convex edge a lot. 1084 is also a great choice, and it's cheaper! I really don't know anything about the steel you can get in Romania though. I wouldn't spend alot of money on knife materials at first. When you can consistently turn out some beauties, then you can invest in better materials. My advice and $3.50 will buy you coffee st the diner though, so follow your heart. I've only made for family and friends, so listen to the experienced. Best of luck! Post some pictures!

Last edited by Jerry M; 10-22-2017 at 12:00 PM.
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