local source for steel? Knife Making
local source for steel? Knife Making
wanting some 440c or 1095 spring steel to play around with knife making. is there anywhere around Jackson that sells in small quantities to public?
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Saw blades work very well
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Well I ended up just ordering about 36" of 01 tool steal to play with. I also found plans and built a jig for bevel filing and profiling using an old school mill file. Should be fun cutting out the first pattern using only an angle grinder and bench vice.
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I hope you will document the individual steps with pictures and post them here so we can watch.
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It can be a lot of fun with good files and then successive grades of emery cloth. Remember once you get it filed/sanded sufficiently and change grit, also change direction so you know when you get the grit marks out. Then use a buffer with green chrome buffing rouge to polish. Careful with this step, that buffer wheel wants to grab a blade and throw it through your junk....
Once you get it buffed out, theres a place called Texas Knifemakers Supply that will heat treat to a desired hardness for you for like $15. They have a lot of cool stuff for handles etc. too.
Pics required...
It can be a lot of fun with good files and then successive grades of emery cloth. Remember once you get it filed/sanded sufficiently and change grit, also change direction so you know when you get the grit marks out. Then use a buffer with green chrome buffing rouge to polish. Careful with this step, that buffer wheel wants to grab a blade and throw it through your junk....
Once you get it buffed out, theres a place called Texas Knifemakers Supply that will heat treat to a desired hardness for you for like $15. They have a lot of cool stuff for handles etc. too.
Pics required...
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You've got one of the best knife makers (IMHO) in the U.S. in your back door. I'm sure Mr. Tatum wouldn't mind giving you some pointers along the way.
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Jim Tatum makes a fine blade.
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