Admiral Steel?

[L6steel]

Has anyone used any L6 from Admiral Steel? Whats the finish like and was it annealed enough to bandsaw? Thanks!

 

[R Dannemann]

Have not bought L6 from them. You might call Terry Summers 800-323-7055 and see what he says. He is the Admiral Steel Guru of blade steels. I do know they will replace or refund on steel you are not happy with.

 

[Sylvester]

L6.
I have some of L6 from there.
Yes it sawed ok
The finish is ruff but workable
Just takes some sanding
I just wish they had it in thiner stock

 

[L6steel]

To be such good steel they sure are sellin it cheap. If you buy one of the 2" wide bars it's just 11 cents a square inch. I don't know why they jump from 2" wide to 6" wide but atleast it can be cut with a torch if you have one. I think I'm gonna go back to it for my fixed blades and maybe folders if I can find someone to surface grind it for me. I know it's a super tough steel when heat treated right. Thanks guys!!

 

[Guy Thomas]

Hey Michael, I bought a bar of the 1 1/2" wide L6 from them and found that the bar seemed to have something of a spring temper. You could still cut it with a hack saw but not as easily as fully annealed. After I annealed the blank it cut and filed much easier. I haven't finished that knife yet however. The Admiral Steel website says it comes at a R/C of 20-24. How does that compare to fully annealed?

Guy