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Where can I get a good price on some D2?
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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is available! Price is $250 ea (shipped within CONUS).
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Best places to get D2
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Phillip Patton
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I got a really good deal on Ebay awhile back. 20# for about $25 shipped. They're pretty heavy drops, and have to be forged out to make use of it, but I was thrilled.
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dan check out pops knife supplies. i know he carries some not sure of the prices but i know pretty much anything he carries he can be pretty hard to beat on prices
good luck man
good luck man
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I have been getting it for years from: www.flatground.com
They supply D2 in either Uddeholm or Precision Marshall depending on what's in stock.
They supply D2 in either Uddeholm or Precision Marshall depending on what's in stock.
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Daniel, No matter where you get it from, be sure to test it for proper heat treat temps and soaks. The D2 that I got form Flatstock.Com Required a high heat than what I got from Mcmaster Carr. It was still good steel, ya just gotta check it.
Jerry
Jerry
Daniel, lately I have been using a lot of the Timken-Latrobe (Koncor) D2 from Flat-stock.com. I have found it to be a superb steel when used with the Crucible recipe.
Heat to 1200 F and equalize for 15 minutes. Heat to 1450 F and equalize for 15 minutes. Heat to 1850 F and soak for 20 minutes. I plate quench with steel plates (all I have at the moment) while blowing compressed air on the blade. I am getting a consistent 64 - 64.5 Rc as quenched, and a consistent Rc 60 when tempered at 500 F.
Heat to 1200 F and equalize for 15 minutes. Heat to 1450 F and equalize for 15 minutes. Heat to 1850 F and soak for 20 minutes. I plate quench with steel plates (all I have at the moment) while blowing compressed air on the blade. I am getting a consistent 64 - 64.5 Rc as quenched, and a consistent Rc 60 when tempered at 500 F.
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Daniel. How much do you need? Contact me if you want a small amount. I have some old stock of 18" x1.5"w x 1/8" thick D2 . I can spare a bar if you want. As I recall it measured just a tad over 1/8" thick but I think that is what it was sold to me as. If its not even that much you need I may have a smaller piece out there that was cut off the bar also.
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Fox - thanks for the great information. :thumbup:
STR - I'm in need of some 5/32" thick stuff...thanks for the offer, though! :thumbup:
I'm probably going to heat-treat this with the PCB Special powder (or equivalent) rather than foil.
STR - I'm in need of some 5/32" thick stuff...thanks for the offer, though! :thumbup:
I'm probably going to heat-treat this with the PCB Special powder (or equivalent) rather than foil.
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hey dan check out pops i know he carries 5/32" or he usedto. and hasent crossed it off in the catalog he sent me a few days ago.
let me know how much foil ya need i'll send ya a chunk
let me know how much foil ya need i'll send ya a chunk