Languiole style carving knife steel recommendations

[MBB]

Hi,

I always wanted a Languiole style carving knife for Thanksgiving and Christmas turkeys so I've decided to make my own. As long and relatively thin as they seem to be, I'm concerned with warpage during heat treat. Any recommendations for steel choice? I currently have a O1, 1075, 1095, 80CRv2, 15N20, and 52100 in high carbon and AEB-L in stainless.

Thanks!

Mike

 

[MBB]

BTW, here's a link to an Amazon set that I'm grossly patterning off of:

https://www.amazon.com/French-Home-...09239746&sr=8-3&keywords=laguiole+carving+set

(And yes, I could just buy it, but that's not the point.)

 

[Geoff Flato]

Personally I'd use aeb-L out of those, mainly due to preferring stainless in the kitchen. That said the carving knife I made myself a couple years ago is A2 and hasn't been a problem. Realistically I think you'd be fine with most blade steels.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

AEB-L and quench plates will take care of rusting issues and warp.

 

[scott.livesey]

any of the steels you mentioned would work fine. find a good picture and print on graph paper for a pattern