How is 1095 Hi Carbon Spring Steel for a blade?

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Like the title says how is 1095 Hi Carbon Spring Steel for a blade? Apparently it rusts, is that true. How good of a material is this for blade steel?
 
oh emm gee
this has to be a prank
sorry :D

it is an excelent blade steel and protecting it from rust is as easy as putting wd-40 or house oil on it
 
macgregor22 said:
oh emm gee
this has to be a prank
sorry :D

it is an excelent blade steel and protecting it from rust is as easy as putting wd-40 or house oil on it
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Nah - not a prank sorry. I love knives, but I just recently (since joining this site) have learned the importance of different blades steels and actually what the differences are.

I'm picking things up quickly, but I still a have along ways to go until I fully understand the different materials that go into making a blade.

Thanks for the input Mac!
 
Unless I'm mistaken, 1095 is not considered a "spring steel". Yes, it's a good steel. Yes, it will rust if you don't take care of it.
 
kiahs said:
Unless I'm mistaken, 1095 is not considered a "spring steel". Yes, it's a good steel. Yes, it will rust if you don't take care of it.
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I am just repeating what the maker told me. Unfortunately I don't know if it is or isn't. I'll get some pics together.
 
You must be a young fellow - 1095 has been used very successfully for blades for many years .All my life and more , that's a long time !
 
even with a coated blade the blade can still rust on the edge and wear the coating is worn, so you still will have to clean and lube her up
 
mete said:
You must be a young fellow - 1095 has been used very successfully for blades for many years .All my life and more , that's a long time !
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LOL - Just new to learning about blades. I'm 30 and have owned a lot of knives in my time, but never really stopped to think about what it is made out of.
 
make sure you custom maker does a good heat treat
1095 has a sweet spot in its heat treat where it can make your wildest blade fantasies come to life
but it can run as high as 67rc and be brittle or as low as 45rc and be butter soft
so make sure he is good
but once again 1095 is a great steel
 
Here it is. I know - it's a crappy cell phone pic. It feels awesome in my hand and the sheath is plain jane, just like I like them.

Thanks again for your help fellas.

Anza.jpg
 
kiahs said:
Unless I'm mistaken, 1095 is not considered a "spring steel". Yes, it's a good steel. Yes, it will rust if you don't take care of it.
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QUITE a few heavy load and old springs are 1095, most leaf springs from trains cars as well as the coils are 1095, makes a great spring.
 
myright, we have a sticky on our Maintenance, Tinkering & Embellishment with information on different steels: the Steel FAQ By Joe Talmadge. Lots of good basic information.

High carbon steels will tend to rust on you, but keeping them clean and occasionally oiling them will prevent that. Developing a patina also helps hold off red rust.
 
myright said:
Not available. It's an Anza. It feels awesome in my hand.
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Charlie will blue blades if you ask. I love Anzas. My Boddington is the most comfortable knife I've ever held. Your knife may may not be 1095, as they're made from files, it may be W2. Either way, they are great knives.
 
Sam Salvati said:
QUITE a few heavy load and old springs are 1095, most leaf springs from trains cars as well as the coils are 1095, makes a great spring.
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Well I'm just a big stoopid head :p
 
kiahs said:
Charlie will blue blades if you ask. I love Anzas. My Boddington is the most comfortable knife I've ever held. Your knife may may not be 1095, as they're made from files, it may be W2. Either way, they are great knives.
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I emailed that pic to him and he was able to give me a good bit of info. I also called and spoke to him for a bit. He's a very nice guy.

Yes, the coddingtons look great. I just got this knife in the mail today. Unless it completly takes a dump on me this won't be the last Anza I have in my house. I really like the size of the handle in comparison to the blade, it seems like it's going to be very easy to control.
 
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