ats34 for a chopper?

[flystagg]

I made a bit of a rash impulse buy on a 1/4" thick bar of ats 34. The bar of big enough to make a busse style chopper, and a large bowie fighter. Will the ats34 be a decent choice for these style knives, or should I just make 4 hunter/skinners out of it?

 

[Mitchell Knives]

I know a few people that have made choppers out of ATS-34 with good results. I'm not sure what they did for heat treat, but it apparently performed well.

Personally, I would only use carbon steel for a chopper. It's tougher and just a better choice overall.

 

[flystagg]

I probably would have prefered O1 or A2, but the bar was on ebay and kind of an impulse buy

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I have made a lot of chef's blades and even cleavers from ATS-34/154CM/CPM154 . The knives worked fine. My friend uses that steel almost exclusively in his BBQ restaurant, and he cuts and chops a lot with them.

 

[Leading Edge Fab]

I made a bit of a rash impulse buy on a 1/4" thick bar of ats 34. The bar of big enough to make a busse style chopper, and a large bowie fighter. Will the ats34 be a decent choice for these style knives, or should I just make 4 hunter/skinners out of it?

Let me know if you need your blanks waterjet machined from the 1/4" thick stock. You can email me directly at h2ocut@frontier.com

Take Care,

Mark

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Let me know if you need your blanks waterjet machined from the 1/4" thick stock. You can email me directly at h2ocut@frontier.com

Take Care,

Mark

Mark,
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