Knife steel for small time makers?

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emr454

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Hi all. I'm looking for some 1080/1095 flat stock. I've tried Kelly Cupples and Aldo, and while the steel prices were ok, the shipping was killer! I cant see paying $15-20 just to ship one piece of steel, especially when its only coming from 2-3 states away.

I know the suppliers dont have any control over shipping, and I'm not trying to put them down because they are good people. Anyone have any ideas?

Eric
 
Or go to a show and buy from a supplier there. Also, some of the knife supply places such as Usaknifemaker.com sell small bars that you can order along with your other needed knifemaking supplies.
 
You may also be able to get good steel through your local Grainger, MSC, Fastenal or other industrial suppliers. They often carry O1, A2 and D2, not sure about 1095 or 1080. It couldn't hurt to ask the folks at local machine shops too. Check the yellow pages.
 
Jantz generally ships for a flat rate of $9.95 for smaller stuff. At least that is how much it was for my ~$100 order of steel, micarta, corbys, etc.
 
Meet me wednesday night at my fencing practice in Syracuse and I'll sell you a piece of Aldo's 1084. I order 50 or 100 pounds at a time and often pick it up from him at hammer-ins which is the best way to buy. Trust me, you want to start buying 50 or 100 pound lots of Aldo's steel (if nothing else because it's great stuff, and it sucks to run out) but also because you'll save long term on shipping over ordering one bar at a time, and once your process is fine tuned it is a great thing to have a bunch of steel with exactly the same chemistry

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sunshadow said:
Meet me wednesday night at my fencing practice in Syracuse and I'll sell you a piece of Aldo's 1084. I order 50 or 100 pounds at a time and often pick it up from him at hammer-ins which is the best way to buy. Trust me, you want to start buying 50 or 100 pound lots of Aldo's steel (if nothing else because it's great stuff, and it sucks to run out) but also because you'll save long term on shipping over ordering one bar at a time, and once your process is fine tuned it is a great thing to have a bunch of steel with exactly the same chemistry

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Thanks for the offer!

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Eric
 
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