file steel

[shaft]

what type of steel are nicholson files made from, making knives out of them so I guess it would be handy to know....thanx

SEMPER FI:grumpy:

 

[fullplate]

Hi Guys
Most good files are W-1 or W-2, water hardening steels. Cheap files often only case hardened mild steel. Picked up 5 old 12 inch files at local market this morning, looking to make into something.
Phil

 

[W.T. Beck]

Now this is a GOOD post. I have been wondering about knives made from worn-out files. Thanks, Shaft, for the topic.

BTW Fullplate. I have a hometown friend and college roomate who moved to Aukland and became an NZ citizen. He loves it there.

 

[fullplate]

Auckland is a pretty nice place to live, not without the usual big-city problems.Traffic, people, noise etc. I actually originate from the south of the South Island, a small city called Invercargill.
Phil

 

[sph3ric pyramid]

Nicholson is using some kind of enhanced 1095 for their files, I believe.

 

[Gollnick]

Click HERE to see a higher-resolutions version (740K).

 

[Tzvi]

Wow, Now thats a nice Knife.