nickel silver

[pike3e]

anyone know of any good sources for nickel silver in sizes suitable for guards, mostly hunter and bowie sized.

Thanks

John

 

[Jon Walker]

Most makers are switching over to 416 or 410 stainless steel for guards, have you considered either of those?

Nickel silver tarnishes over time and needs to be periodically cleaned and polished by the knife owner. Stainless steel doesn't need the same amount of maintenance.

Another new option that has been becoming popular is the use of Silicon Bronze for guard material. It is often used in sculptures and over time it patinas to a rich dark bronze color.

If you insist on Nickel Silver I am sure you can find some if you google nickel silver bar stock. Hope this helps you.

 

[Bill DeShivs]

www.jantzsupply.com
Order via telephone, as their web site never works.

 

[Josh Dabney]

I belive that Sheffield knifemakers supply carries the largest assortment of sizes in bars, sheet, and pinstock.

I'm not sure as to the grades of nickel silver but onlinemetals.com also carries some that listed under the heading of Brass.

-Josh

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

If you are going to use the ns for bolsters make sure you order the pin stock with the same alloy content. If you don't your pins will show in the bolsters. I've seen ns bars that almost resembled a light brass.