Blade Steel

[HillBill]

Hi all
I'm trying to find a supplier of different blade materials.

Not too long ago somebody posted a link to a company in Germany i think it was who did a wide variety of steels, including japanese sword steels. I can't for the life of me remember the company and a search on here and on Google reveals nothing.

Does anyone know of the company or of one similar?

Thanks
Mark

 

[C_Claycomb]

The only one I know of is this:
http://www.dick.biz/dick/category/dickcatalog/Klingenstahl-19_304/detail.jsf

 

[HillBill]

Thats the one. How i forgot that name i'll never know

Cheers mate.

 

[Shinken]

Yorskshire steel

 

[SkogKniv]

You want the best look up M4 highspeed steel. Prepare to break your wallet though. The stuff is so tough that you have to get your finished edge on before you heat treat it.

 

[HillBill]

You want the best look up M4 highspeed steel. Prepare to break your wallet though. The stuff is so tough that you have to get your finished edge on before you heat treat it.

So sharpening will be a problem??? Though i shouldn't imagine it'll need sharpening that often

 

[NatG]

check cromwells, workshopheaven and dick.biz, or ebay.

all good sources for steel

 

[Rothley Bill]

You could also try local engineering shops or tool makers who will certainly have 01 lying about the shop.

 

[HillBill]

You could also try local engineering shops or tool makers who will certainly have 01 lying about the shop.

Good idea mate. I'm an engineer, well a CNC machinist but we only work with cast iron, making turbo housings so no chance from my place. I'll ask around. My brother used to work for Yorkshire Machine Tools but not any more, another missed opportunity. Now he designs the type of machines i use so maybe, just maybe.

 

[C_Claycomb]

You want the best look up M4 highspeed steel. Prepare to break your wallet though. The stuff is so tough that you have to get your finished edge on before you heat treat it.

Bearing in mind that "best" is a very subjective thing For most folk, a scandi in M4 would be horrible. There is also the fun and games of getting the more complex alloys heat treated. It can be done, but its going to take some creativity, or luck since there just aren't the number of people prepared to do single blade quantities that one finds in the US.

http://www.westyorkssteel.com/
http://www.phoenix-steels-sheffield.co.uk/prods.html#tool

 

[HillBill]

Some good links and info here, thanks guys.

 

[SkogKniv]

Bearing in mind that "best" is a very subjective thing For most folk, a scandi in M4 would be horrible. There is also the fun and games of getting the more complex alloys heat treated. It can be done, but its going to take some creativity, or luck since there just aren't the number of people prepared to do single blade quantities that one finds in the US.

http://www.westyorkssteel.com/
http://www.phoenix-steels-sheffield.co.uk/prods.html#tool

Yes it sure would haha. Of course there are plenty of better options. I was playing to over all strongest steel haha. I will stick with O1, 1095, anything in 1080s etc

 

[C_Claycomb]

After I posted I got to thinking what I might find M4 useful for. Apart from fancying a big chopping knife in it, I bet that it would be quite something if used for a plane blade for use on particularly awkward tropical hardwood The only challenge would be getting the back flat and keeping it that way.

 

[big_swede]

Nordellknives.com has a few good steels for knifemaking, along with a LOT of other knifemaking supplies.

I'm currently making a chopper in 6 mm Uddeholm Chipper, an air hardening high alloyed tool steel which is one of the best steels I've worked with. Good corrosion resistance too.

Saw that this dick guy is selling "swedish steel", basically pretty crappy spring steel, waaayyy overpriced.