Precision Ground 80CRV2 Source

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Does anyone have a source for precision ground 80CRV2 or 1080 stock? I can't find anyone who sells precision ground stock.
 
You can link to Alpha. They are a BF supporting dealer.

https://www.alphaknifesupply.com/shop/

https://www.alphaknifesupply.com/shop/1080-carbon-steel

I admit I not sure what "precision ground" means. From Alphas website ..
Flat Ground:
Any alloy that has “Flat Ground” in the description has been Blanchard ground. Our tolerances for flat grinding are +-.001” across 12”. You can identify Blanchard grinding by circular grind marks. Do not be mislead by other descriptions. Others try to pass off less accurate types of grinding with lower tolerances as flat grinding. This is why we call out our tolerances.
 
gazz98 said:
You can link to Alpha. They are a BF supporting dealer.

https://www.alphaknifesupply.com/shop/

https://www.alphaknifesupply.com/shop/1080-carbon-steel

I admit I not sure what "precision ground" means. From Alphas website ..
Flat Ground:
Any alloy that has “Flat Ground” in the description has been Blanchard ground. Our tolerances for flat grinding are +-.001” across 12”. You can identify Blanchard grinding by circular grind marks. Do not be mislead by other descriptions. Others try to pass off less accurate types of grinding with lower tolerances as flat grinding. This is why we call out our tolerances.
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The stock at Alpha is HRPA but not FG. I can’t find any specs on their site that show how tight they hold their thickness tolerance on the stock they list but I’d prefer not having to send it out for surface grind.
 
Our cold rolled 1084 is very consistent. The variation is on the rolled mill edges which sometimes have have .001"-.003 runout.

How will you use the precision ground steel?

Chuck
 
I can and will absolutely back up the recommendation for AlphaKnifeSupply, I buy from them whenever I can,
There products and service is up there with the best!
 
Precision ground steel is rarely needed in knifemaking. The blade will be ground and shaped, then HTed,, then ground some more. None of the original precision ground surface will be left. Reasonably flat and within a specific thickness tolerance is all you need.

Really, if think about it, using precision ground steel to make a knife is like buying a perfectly square block of wood to carve a duck out of. All the perfectly square part will be cut away.
 
Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith said:
Precision ground steel is rarely needed in knifemaking. The blade will be ground and shaped, then HTed,, then ground some more. None of the original precision ground surface will be left. Reasonably flat and within a specific thickness tolerance is all you need.

Really, if think about it, using precision ground steel to make a knife is like buying a perfectly square block of wood to carve a duck out of. All the perfectly square part will be cut away.
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It is in the beginning grind that I like the stock to be flattest but if the PG isn’t available I’ll use the standard stuff.
 
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