For all you low budget, budding knifemakers out there....The Ebay seller "lowcostmetals" has a long list of small pieces of 01, cheap. At least 10 of them are appropriate for knifemaking. They are all "buy it now" auctions.
For example: 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 15 for $7.99; 3/16 x 1 x 18 for $7.99; 1/4 x 11/2 x 18 for $10.99. There are also alot of thinner pieces.
I bought some A-2 from these guys about 2 years ago and everything went fine. They have a shipping calculator and aren't one of those sellers that sells cheap but sticks you on the shipping. They have a variety of shipping methods. They are also in Missouri.
If you get to their ebay homepage the 01 is listed under "other items".
Here is a link to one of their auctions....http://cgi.ebay.com/O1-Tool-Steel-F...6166582QQihZ002QQcategoryZ61617QQcmdZViewItem
For example: 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 15 for $7.99; 3/16 x 1 x 18 for $7.99; 1/4 x 11/2 x 18 for $10.99. There are also alot of thinner pieces.
I bought some A-2 from these guys about 2 years ago and everything went fine. They have a shipping calculator and aren't one of those sellers that sells cheap but sticks you on the shipping. They have a variety of shipping methods. They are also in Missouri.
If you get to their ebay homepage the 01 is listed under "other items".
Here is a link to one of their auctions....http://cgi.ebay.com/O1-Tool-Steel-F...6166582QQihZ002QQcategoryZ61617QQcmdZViewItem