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Types of Steel
Ok I have a connection where I can get just about any type of steel I need. What are some good steels for making knives? Just some of the common ones would be fine, like D2 and such. I just really don't know many of the names and to get the steel I have to give a name lol.
Danaan __________________ It's not broken! You just need a blow torch, a hammer, and some duct tape. The Bloody Elbow Forge |
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If forging i wouldnt recommend d-2, it is very hard under the hammer. The common forging steels used for knives are 1065,1075,1080,1084,1086,1095,O1,52100,5160. O1 and 5160 will be the easiest to do becauase they are forgiving a little during heat treatment. As far as stock removal d2 makes an exelent knife, some others people use are 440c,ats34,bg42,cpms30v,cpm-440v,aus8a,vg-10,as well as all the forging steels. Im sure i have left out some. If you tell everyone how you will be making the knives and what kind of knives you plan to make it will be easier for them to tell you their personal recommendations as to what kind of steel to use.
__________________ N'T McAhron Sqwaukin Vulture Verrinder "to create is to make art" TREMBLING EARTH KNIFE WORKS |
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If you're forging I agree with McAhron, O1 and 5160. O1 is higher carbon for the smaller knives and 5160 is lower for the bigger choppers.
__________________ ~Andrew W. "NT Cough'n Monkey" Petkus |
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Kelly Cupples has almost all the steels mentioned plus a few others. His prices are very reasonable and also include shipping. The last batch of 1095 I got from him was annealed so soft I think I could have left teeth prints in it!
Kelly is also a knifemaker, and if a wealth of information on heat treat and which steels work better for one thing or the other. One thing I have started doing when I have been gone away from the forge for a while is to take a bar of mild steel and hammer out a few blades from it to get warmed back up to it, it is amazing how just awful they are, makes me feel nicer knowing that I havnt ruined a good blade! I have grown to like 1095, and 1084 , but my favorite is still 5160! God Bless Mike __________________ "I cherish the Hammer of Thor, but I praise the hand of God" |
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Could you get me some contact info for this guy?
__________________ It's not broken! You just need a blow torch, a hammer, and some duct tape. The Bloody Elbow Forge |
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1095, 1084 and 5160 just like the rest of the folks said.
I agree on the D2, I have made forged blades from it before on customer request and it is very hard under the hammer (my arm still hurts..hehe). The 5160 is a little harder under the hammer than the 10 series steels as well but it is great bigger blades. |
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Kelly Cupples
509-728-0057 __________________ "I cherish the Hammer of Thor, but I praise the hand of God" |
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