15n20 by itself

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Has anyone used 15n20 solely by itself for a blade? I have 4' of 1" wide 15n20 from Aldo that I want to use to make 6 small fixed blade belt knives for a friends groomsmen in his wedding. The pieces will be small sub 6" hunters.
Thanks ahead for the answers guys.
 
Of course it can be used by itself. I've made quite a few paring knives with it and even a couple friction folders.

Good luck
Chris
 
I have two kitchen knives that I made from Aldo's 15N20. They've both performed wonderfully for months now.
 
I use it for all my knives in 1/8 thickness range and thinner. It makes a very nice knife.
 
This question is asked very often. I wonder why? Maybe it is so popular in damascus, everyone thinks that is it's only use? I dunno.
 
I have a custom forged machete type blade from 15n20... it is a machine :)
 
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^^^^ I Like the thin handle and overall design, 15n20 treated correctly will give you a very nice knife.
 
samuraistuart said:
This question is asked very often. I wonder why? Maybe it is so popular in damascus, everyone thinks that is it's only use? I dunno.
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I think that's it... people assume it's "only" good for the bright layers in pattern-welded stuff.

I've not yet used 15N20 myself, but by all accounts it's a very good alloy for knives, all on its own :thumbup:
 
15N20 is a tougher version of 1075 which is fairly tough in its own right.
 
R.Rock said:
^^^^ I Like the thin handle and overall design, 15n20 treated correctly will give you a very nice knife.
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Thank You. I made 6 of them. 4 for the groomsmen, 1 for grooms Dad, and 1 for his Grandfather. People cried. It was great.
 
I consider it somewhat like non-stainless AEBL. It only comes in thin stock, takes a great edge, is fairly easy to HT, and not particularly expensive. It makes good slicers and kitchen knives.

I also agree with Stuart. It is surprising that this has been around a good while and not gotten the publicity that it deserves. Not the be-all/end-all of steels, but a good choice for the maker with moderate equipment and experience.
 
Stacy, they make the stuff in .180 thickness, but I have never seen it offered. The fact that it is only available in thin stock has limited its use in our world until recently. We can get .095 and even .130 "polished" strip or clean plate today.The guys in Europe can get the analogue 75Ni8 that a lot of them use for damascus in normal thickness like 4-4.5 mm in precision ground bar stock.
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
I consider it somewhat like non-stainless AEBL. It only comes in thin stock, takes a great edge, is fairly easy to HT, and not particularly expensive. It makes good slicers and kitchen knives.

I also agree with Stuart. It is surprising that this has been around a good while and not gotten the publicity that it deserves. Not the be-all/end-all of steels, but a good choice for the maker with moderate equipment and experience.
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