Steel Supplier

[Larrin]

Has Spyderco ever considered supplying steel to knife makers? VG-10, ZDP-189, H1, 8Cr13MoV, etc. are not readily available to knife makers, but they might consider them if they were easily obtained.

 

[Larrin]

I'm guessing the answer is "no" then.

 

[hardheart]

I don't think they could sell it in quantity, just use it in their Japanese production facilities.

 

[TedV]

Has Spyderco ever considered supplying steel to knife makers? VG-10, ZDP-189, H1, 8Cr13MoV, etc. are not readily available to knife makers, but they might consider them if they were easily obtained.

Saw this on the spyderco forum.

http://spyderco.com/forums/archive/index.php?t-13738.html

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you can buy a san mai billet.. ats 34 outside with a core of zdp189 from a company in Japan called Shinkai .. you need to email Mr Takashi Fujii .. his email is asagayashinkai@nifty.com

btw.. the ht on the sanmai has to be done with a vacuum furnace cause the polish needs to be 99.5% finished if you are aiming for the optimum HRC of 67