lurche 48 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 i have a good supply for cheap steel but what would be best to make a first knife? 01 tool steel 2-3 mm thick? any help apprecited atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 i have a good supply for cheap steel but what would be best to make a first knife? 01 tool steel 2-3 mm thick? any help apprecited atb send midnight a message mate, he will give you all the info you need Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurche 48 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 cheers i will but have been on his case already last couple of days about a re-furb job so thought id give him a rest lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngun 8 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 yes 01 tool steel an you want 3 or 4mm for a general purpose knife, or you can use a spring steel like en45 or en42 or modified en9 or ball bearing steel like 52100 if you can find it, there are many options. Many thanks Alex 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnight 657 Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 yeah o1 is great , it needs to be annealed tho (soft) it drills well shapes up and easy to work with out power tools . the heat treat is important but i offer it free of charge if you guys cover all the postage costs , as pert of that i will serface grind the blank to 120 grit and temper how ever you want it , rock hard , spring , ever defferential if you like . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurche 48 Posted July 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 yeah o1 is great , it needs to be annealed tho (soft) it drills well shapes up and easy to work with out power tools . the heat treat is important but i offer it free of charge if you guys cover all the postage costs , as pert of that i will serface grind the blank to 120 grit and temper how ever you want it , rock hard , spring , ever defferential if you like . thats a very fair offer to members cant say fairer than that ,as this is the part many could struggle with. think i will have a blast with the 01 and then look into the offers as i presume there all different to work with atb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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