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Jake

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knife making
« on: May 18, 2015, 05:10:43 PM »
I'm planning to make a few knives this summer. I think they would make nice gifts. I was inspired by this article:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Fixed-Blade-Knife/



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Re: knife making
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2015, 08:46:26 PM »
Jake I am no expert, however I did look into the various types of knife steel stock a while back.

Check out these two CPM S30V and CPM S35VN.  They balance of corrosion/stain resistance, wear, and edge retention.  Fairly modern and though not super high end solid and lifelong quality.

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Re: knife making
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Re: knife making
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2015, 10:35:00 PM »
Hmm, that instructable I referenced uses cra1095 (and that is what I ordered). That steel does not appear at all on your link. I'll need to do some more research
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Re: knife making
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2015, 11:02:38 PM »
Lemme know what you find.  I did a quick search and it seems to be an "easy to work with" alloy.  Which seems like an attribute that maybe one would not want with a knife blade?
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Re: knife making
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Re: knife making
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