1 inch square 5160

Karl B. Andersen

Karl B. Andersen

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I have for sale some 1 inch square 5160.
It was made in 1984.
I have a supply of this that I acquired 9 years ago and have decided most of it must go.
When this stuff is gone - it's gone.
It's the only dimension of this I have ever seen.
It was milled for a manufacturing process that changed shortly after it was delivered and this steel got relegated to a pallet behind the warehouse, where it sat for 20+ years before I got it.
It's rusty and pitted.
But it's also only 3 bucks/lb.
And it's GOOD stuff! All from the same custom melt. I have the specs.
I threw a piece of this on the surface grinder and ground all four sides until it was in clean, smooth steel. It measured .930" square.
After only a little time in the forge and under that power hammer/press, the rust and pitting is a non-issue.
Great for small 'hawks, hatchets, Clown slayers, etc.
Shipped Flat Rate in a wooden box.
Just under 70 pounds for $220.00
A 1/2 order will be $123.75.
All cut in 1 foot pieces to make it affordable.

I'm not sure at this time how much of it I will sell, but for a while, it's available.
Make comments here and I will see how it goes.
I've already sold a number of boxes on Facebook.




 
How much for a knife shaped piece....with a guard......and handle.....screwed together? ;)
 
This is some of my original stash:



In 2008 I gave Lin Rhea and Roger Pinnock each a bar of this 5160, a chunk of early 1907 Bakelite and a piece of 1903 wrought iron at the Blade Show.
I told them we would all three make a knife from the same material and show it to no one and bring it to the Blade Show the following year.
This is what we all three made - One from a Master Smith, one from a Journeyman Smith and one from a collector.
Mine, of course, was a takedown.

 
jbizarre said:
Karl, I'd like a box for 220.00.

How do I pay you?

Jack
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I'd be happy to send you one.
At the bottom of my home page is a Paypal "Buy Now" icon. Click the link in my signature.
You can use that and then wait a few days. I have quite a few to cut up and ship.
 
This is good steel here!!! I have new respect for 5160 after being around one of Jerry Fisk's personal cutters forged from said steel.
 
Don Hanson III said:
This is good steel here!!! I have new respect for 5160 after being around one of Jerry Fisk's personal cutters forged from said steel.
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There are some things it won't do, but from this steel right here I once made a hunting knife that just had no limits. I must have really nailed it and I austenized it with an O/A torch.
I'm not even gonna say what it did.
 
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