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magnum .44

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i'm gonna try some new blade steels and i don't want to waste my money, so which steels do you guys use? i've already tried o-1 and 440c, nice steels. i'd like to stay away from stainless, and i like making large knives.
 
5160-very forgiving of heat treating errors
52100- A better cutter than 5160, but sensitive to heat range mistakes
10XX series- easy to work, and heat treat, and very inexpensive
92XX series-very similar to 5160
L-6- easy to work and less critical of heat treatment methods
S series- A bit more difficult to work, but extremly tough and resilient.
http://www.mtn-webtech.com/~caffrey

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Ed Caffrey
"The Montana Bladesmith"


 
darren,
thanks but isn't 440v and 420v extremely expensive? and i was under the impression it was also brittle. do you have experience with it or ats-34
and ed,
thanks for the advice, where can i find some heat treating IN's on 52100?
 
Magnum .44,

Drop me a note off forum, and I'll dig up the information on 52100 for you. The last I knew it was available from Sheffield and Daryl Meyer in flat stock. If you have trouble finding it, I try to keep some around, or would be happy to forge some out.
http://www.mtn-webtech.com/~caffrey

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Ed Caffrey
"The Montana Bladesmith"


 
i seen some in sheffield, i have a peice ofd 440c, and i'm gonna cut it out tomorrow, if that's easy to work with i'll stick with that, but if not i'll try out 52100. thanks for the advice.
 
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