laminated steel?

[eric brinkerhoff]

I know there are plenty of makers out there producing Damascus,but is anyone making a simple laminated type steel like in the scandinavian knives?

 

[ScottRoush]

Oh yes. I can hardly even use mono-steel any more. I like wrought iron and high carbon.

 

[El Bandit0]

Cold Steel makes a VG-1 San Mai III triple layer stainless laminate, supposed to be an excellent steel.

 

[Leethal Cutlery]

Tons of people make laminated steel. Here are a few of ours.

 

[Don Nguyen]

May we see more of this?

 

[ScottRoush]

Sure Don... Here it is. This one has a line of pure nickel in it. The handle scales are osage fence post.

 

[Don Nguyen]

I love the nickel line, but I love everything else too.

 

[Jensen81]

Sog makes a laminated steel I believe it's San Mai on there Vulcan tanto folding knife.

 

[ScottRoush]

Jensen... FYI.. san mai is actually just a Japanese term for laminating hard and soft steels i.e. wrought/high carbon, stainless/high carbon etc. If you really want to get specific the word is derived from honsanmai as seen here:

http://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/def_en/articles/steel_collector/japanese_sword.html

 

[eric brinkerhoff]

I am interested in obtaining a peice of laminated barstock.

 

[Carcara]

You could find a knife maker ,blacksmith locally to make you some. Commercially Workshop Heaven in UK and Dick in Germany sell Japanese laminated bars.

http://www.workshopheaven.com/tools/steel_billets.html
http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/cat...onid=CF624E684FBA370C1FFAA1E36934F6D2?lang=en

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

I use the two suppliers above, mostly Dicktum. They have top quality bars, that will make top quality blades. HT info is provided.