Hello, new guy first post. This site is great. I have been reading up and have a desire to try and make my first knive using the stock removal method. My question does anyone have any knowledge of Jantz 1075 or 5160. The blade style i would like to start with will be a Tanto with a chisle edge. Any info would be welcomed.
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I've bought a lot of different things from Jantz with no complaints , I'm sure there stock metal is up to par. Aldo's in New Jersey is a favorite of many on this site. I'm in Canada so I get my steel from Rob at knifemaker.ca but I use Jantz for a lot of other stuff.
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They don't sell 1075 it is really 1095 but they don't care enough to take the time to re label it or take it off their site.
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oh never mind 
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Try Aldo
If you want to heat treat yourself with minimal equipment, find some Eutectoid steel, 1070, 1080, 1084,
1084FG sold by Aldo Bruno is formulated for knifemaking.
http://njsteelbaron.com/
Phone # 862-203-8160
If you want to heat treat yourself with minimal equipment, find some Eutectoid steel, 1070, 1080, 1084,
1084FG sold by Aldo Bruno is formulated for knifemaking.
http://njsteelbaron.com/
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There are a number of places to buy steel, look in the stickies for a list. The primary question is how are you going to heat treat, if you will do it yourself then 1070 to 1084 is a good choice, 1095 gets a bit difficult. There is alot of information in the stickies about heat treating carbon steel. If you are planning on sending it out, most companies will only do air hardening such as 440C , ATS 34, A2, CPM 154 and many other stainless. I think peters heat treat does a quench but I have not used them.
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Yes they do, as well as all the air-quenched/stainless steels. I've had several O1 blades done by them, and tested another maker's knife made of 1095 HT'ed by Peters'. Excellent results every time.
re: mislabeling... I haven't ordered steel from Jantz, but have had similar expensive and time-consuming problems with TKS; maybe they're just too big for our own good. I think the problem is, you're dealing with some $8 an hour guy in a backroom somewhere who may not know (or give a hoot) anything about cutlery steel.
I've never had a problem with Aldo or Tracy, and never heard a bad word about Pop's. All three are knifemakers who know their stuff. Shop and compare between the three of them.
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I bought steel from Jantz. The deliveries (2) were well packed and I'm assuming the steel they sold me is indeed what they say it is. My only complaint is it took over a week for the second order to ship. I'll continue to order from Jantz but I'm definitely trying Aldo next.
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My experiences with Jantz are limited. I do believe what can happen is they will hold up an order waiting for a requested item without communication of the delay. Frank
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Exactly what happened to me. I had an order sit processing for 5 days so I fired an email. Some items were out of stock, and they said it was delayed to save me on shipping costs (so as to not charge for 2 shipments). Nice thought and all, but would have been great to know that without having to ask...
I'm not totally adverse to using them again in the future, as my first 2 orders from them went flawlessly, this third one just had a hiccup.
If I were to go with Aldo in the future, what kind of rates can I expect for shipping to Canada?
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Johnathan, the popstal rates will be much the same in the USA. It's here in VCanada you may see some strange amounts because of weights and package sizes.
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As cheap as we can get it to you. With the strike that was on up there it slowed up a couple of deliveries. I understand things are back to normal again. USPS usually goes through pretty fast. UPS is about twice as much in the long run with customs costs. If you can use smaller pieces we can get it into a FLAT RATE box. Probably the cheapest way yet. Best you call us so we can figure things up. The site is not Canadian friendly.We sell steel, not shipping.
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As cheap as we can get it to you. With the strike that was on up there it slowed up a couple of deliveries. I understand things are back to normal again. USPS usually goes through pretty fast. UPS is about twice as much in the long run with customs costs. If you can use smaller pieces we can get it into a FLAT RATE box. Probably the cheapest way yet. Best you call us so we can figure things up. The site is not Canadian friendly.We sell steel, not shipping.
Aldo