Thread: Making a knife

Originally Posted by scoped

Yeh im afraid adding scales to a pre bought blade isnt exactly knife making however there aee sites in the usa that sell both.

Files are a good source of steel, d2 usually, last time I bought a length of 01 from fletchers, 50x3 flat

Not all of us are as skilled as you @scoped

im really struggling to get hold of some good knife making steel, can anyone help?
Guy

Originally Posted by Guy1973

im really struggling to get hold of some good knife making steel, can anyone help?
Guy

Try these guys out, seriously good value for what you get. 1084 easy to work and harden but will patena over time however they have a pretty decent range and always seem to be cheaper than getting in NZ, go figure.
https://nordicedge.com.au/carbon-kni...-38-x-1000-mm/

Originally Posted by Guy1973

im really struggling to get hold of some good knife making steel, can anyone help?
Guy

Hi Guy.

I see this is your first post. I recommend you put a post in the "introductions" section of the forum and tell us a little bit about yourself so people know who they are communicating with

What sort of knife are you looking to make?
I can probably sort you out with some 1084, 1095 or O1 depending on what thickness you are looking for, and I am local (Drury).

Making your own knife is fun work, but costly. Money, time & efforts. If you have a big backyard and some tools and a forge then I recommend to find some wasted bearing or truck spring parts. Years back I have a knife made from bearing parts, well really sharp, can be used as shaver and even would `t need to sharpen it all the time.