D2 Cop tool

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iowashtr23

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I had posted a thread earlier about a friend of mine wanting me to make him a cop tool. I have decided to go with D2 just cause of availability so i have started that project, but today i had another cop come to me and want a BIG Tactical knife made hes taking like 12 inch OAL he also wants it to be a convex grind and made out of 1/4 inch D2!!!! I tried to talk him into 3/16 cause 1/4 @ 12 inchs by 1 1/2 wide is gonna be sooo heavy but he said nope he wants a massive knive. My question is to you all should i get with Aldo and order from him or anyone got any suggestions??
 
I say make what the customer wants, he's the one that has to carry it :D CPM-D2 will take a much nicer finish than regular D2, with a little extra toughness and edge-holding too. It also costs a whole bunch more.

If you want a basic satin or bead-blasted finish, regular D2 will work just fine. If you get it from Aldo, ask if he will surface grind the mill scale off for you, it costs a few bucks but man does it save time and belts.
 
thegeek574 said:
aldo will take care of you but you could pick up some cpm D2 from AKS......
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Just to clarify, Chuck carries carbon D2 tool steel from Bohler. As far as I know, he isn't stocking any CPM D2 steel right now which is quite different. Just don't want to see the op end up with the wrong thing.
 
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