Guest Navek Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Anyone recommend somewhere to buy some lenth of 1095 high carbon that post , Looking at two lengths of 3/16" (5mm) x 50 x 500 mm Carnt find anywhere that's not trying charge a small fortune , cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,859 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Ground flat stock has most knife steel if not listed email them. https://www.groundflatstock.com/Shop/Engineering/CategoryID/14 Or 1095 spring steel here https://www.westyorkssteel.com/spring-steel/cs95/ Personally i just use old leaf spring it is generally 1095. Griff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Ground flat stock has most knife steel if not listed email them. https://www.groundflatstock.com/Shop/Engineering/CategoryID/14 Or 1095 spring steel here https://www.westyorkssteel.com/spring-steel/cs95/ Personally i just use old leaf spring it is generally 1095. Griff been to the scrap yards try get some leaf spring but they want to much for them for the quality cheers for the other recommendations tho griff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,859 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 Have you tried garages that service 4wd pickups etc? Also farmers usually have a fairly good scrap pile. Griff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,750 Posted September 25, 2017 Report Share Posted September 25, 2017 https://www.highgradesteel.co.uk/1095-high-carbon-steel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just spoke to the lads at groundflat stock they said they don't do a 1095 but they do 8crv2 (1080+) any body made a knife out of this.. the price for is only a couple of pounds for the size I'm after..it will be used for making a throwing knife Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,859 Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-X-1095-High-Carbon-Steel-strips-Knife-Making-Pattern-Welding-Annealed-1095-/222469383856?hash=item33cc3566b0:g:w3UAAOSwPCVX-42F Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,750 Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just spoke to the lads at groundflat stock they said they don't do a 1095 but they do 8crv2 (1080+) any body made a knife out of this.. the price for is only a couple of pounds for the size I'm after..it will be used for making a throwing knife use it alot good steel very hard wearing tuff steel made by krupp.but i buy direct from germany its more like 5160 carbon steel but tuffer they say its 5160 on steroids Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just spoke to the lads at groundflat stock they said they don't do a 1095 but they do 8crv2 (1080+) any body made a knife out of this.. the price for is only a couple of pounds for the size I'm after..it will be used for making a throwing knife use it alot good steel very hard wearing tuff steel made by krupp.but i buy direct from germany its more like 5160 carbon steel but tuffer they say its 5160 on steroids donyou recon it would be ok for a thrower or do you think it would be to hard ? Maybe 1045 ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,750 Posted September 26, 2017 Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Just spoke to the lads at groundflat stock they said they don't do a 1095 but they do 8crv2 (1080+) any body made a knife out of this.. the price for is only a couple of pounds for the size I'm after..it will be used for making a throwing knifeuse it alot good steel very hard wearing tuff steel made by krupp.but i buy direct from germany its more like 5160 carbon steel but tuffer they say its 5160 on steroids donyou recon it would be ok for a thrower or do you think it would be to hard ? Maybe 1045 ?? the steel you buy will be soft anealed steel so it will need heat treatement wether its 1095 .80crv2 ,012 or whqtever carbon steel it will need heat treating Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Just ordered a length of 01 tool steel for now to make to knifes from for myself and my son using stock removal method Won't be no works of art but will be better than him bashing on a computer for couple hour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 5mm x50mmx500mm got the steel from indexa materials delivered to Cromwell tools only cost around £12 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GruffaloGriff 1,859 Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 Can't go wrong with 01. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,750 Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 5mm x50mmx500mm got the steel from indexa materials delivered to Cromwell tools only cost around £12 5mm x50mmx500mm got the steel from indexa materials delivered to Cromwell tools only cost around £12 thats crap no one uses it anymore its not 01 its a poor indian replica .i dont know why cromwells are selling it now there ground flatstock from saxons was much better steel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted September 27, 2017 Report Share Posted September 27, 2017 5mm x50mmx500mm got the steel from indexa materials delivered to Cromwell tools only cost around £12 5mm x50mmx500mm got the steel from indexa materials delivered to Cromwell tools only cost around £12 thats crap no one uses it anymore its not 01 its a poor indian replica .i dont know why cromwells are selling it now there ground flatstock from saxons was much better steel arh well in the bin it goes lol no point spending hours on a knife if it's shite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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