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- Oct 11, 2008
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Hey guys,
First post here and I've got a question. I made a knife from bar stock bought at Home Depot. I bought a bench grinder ($7 on Ebay!) and made my second knife last night. Got a rough blade shape, did some file work, then finished it on a V sharpener. I even heat treated it out in the court yard! Slapped some handles on, she's good to go. After some cutting tests (paper first, small branches, pressed wood) it still has a descent edge. Sharp enough to cleanly cut paper. I'm not using this thing to cut out of a friggin helicopter (thats what my Gerber LMF II is for
), thinking about taking a more refined version hiking/camping to see how it does. So...now for my question. Does anyone know what type of steel you're getting when you buy a flat bar stock from say Home Depot or Lowes? How does it compare to say 1095 or A2? Thanks!
First post here and I've got a question. I made a knife from bar stock bought at Home Depot. I bought a bench grinder ($7 on Ebay!) and made my second knife last night. Got a rough blade shape, did some file work, then finished it on a V sharpener. I even heat treated it out in the court yard! Slapped some handles on, she's good to go. After some cutting tests (paper first, small branches, pressed wood) it still has a descent edge. Sharp enough to cleanly cut paper. I'm not using this thing to cut out of a friggin helicopter (thats what my Gerber LMF II is for
), thinking about taking a more refined version hiking/camping to see how it does. So...now for my question. Does anyone know what type of steel you're getting when you buy a flat bar stock from say Home Depot or Lowes? How does it compare to say 1095 or A2? Thanks!