bandsaw blade material ...for knives?

[marc4fishing]

At work the other night noticed a couple of 12' lengths of lenox rx+ bandsaws. Well long story short I know have a knapsack full of 12-15 inch pieces. Has anyone ever used this stuff and what is it made of...

 

[Hengelo_77]

An old shoe maker once told me that they used to make work knives out of band saw blades.
"It 'd take hours to get a bevel but once you've done it they'd stay sharp realy long"
No personal experience tho

 

[Willie71]

At work the other night noticed a couple of 12' lengths of lenox rx+ bandsaws. Well long story short I know have a knapsack full of 12-15 inch pieces. Has anyone ever used this stuff and what is it made of...

I think what you have is a bi-metal blade. Probably not that useful. The uddenholm monosteel blades are 15n20. Great bladesteel.

 

[Bo T]

If you don't mind grinding a bit, try a sheepsfoot. Probably not good for forging a bevel and heat treat.

 

[JTknives]

Thoes are bimetal blades which means only the teath are hardened. The blade body is a med carbon steel that is chosen to be tough and flexible. It can be heat treated to be harder but generally not considered a knife grade steel. I have tossed lots of thoes bandsaw blades in the trash without a hesitation and I love reusing steel. I do have a really long roll of bimetal blade that I do use for knives. It's around .065 thick and 2" wide. I remove the teath and use the body for Damascus by mixing it with 15n20. Works really well and when pared up with the 15n20 it's really tough.

 

[kuraki]

Thoes are bimetal blades which means only the teath are hardened. The blade body is a med carbon steel that is chosen to be tough and flexible. It can be heat treated to be harder but generally not considered a knife grade steel. I have tossed lots of thoes bandsaw blades in the trash without a hesitation and I love reusing steel. I do have a really long roll of bimetal blade that I do use for knives. It's around .065 thick and 2" wide. I remove the teath and use the body for Damascus by mixing it with 15n20. Works really well and when pared up with the 15n20 it's really tough.

I have a stack of similar blades I intended to use the same way. Actually, I plan to make a layered billet and then use that to make a 3 layer billet with a 15N20 core. So damascus exterior, mono 15N20 edge.

 

[JTknives]

Sounds like you need a box of 15n20

 

[Natlek]

I think what you have is a bi-metal blade. Probably not that useful. The uddenholm monosteel blades are 15n20. Great bladesteel.

This is steel from bi-metal Bahco SANDFLEX I HT today .Hard like glass