Tapered Steel

There actually is a use for 420 steel ! Fallkniven uses it for the outer layers of their laminated blades ,while the core is VG-10 ! Other than that it has no serious use !
 
I Was Wondering, I Can't Use I Anyway, No Way To Ht Stainless
Vern
 
420 takes a very nice finish very easily and will keep an edge long enough to call it a knife. Some art makers use it - why not use a cheap, available and easy to finish steel on your knives if you know they won't ever be used for cutting.
 
The biggest pitfall othen tha what was said above from what I see is that yeah the edge would be kinda preset however the handles I have made have been set to the thickness of the blade before the taper for the full width height and length. I am sure I could just sand the handle smooth after using a thicker piece of slab however the look would be kinda off for my taste. I think either Forging or Stock removal and make the whole knife yours Blade Tang and all, other wise your kinda ordering a pre cut blade
Just my thought on it.
Larry
 
AcridSaint said:
420 takes a very nice finish very easily and will keep an edge long enough to call it a knife. Some art makers use it - why not use a cheap, available and easy to finish steel on your knives if you know they won't ever be used for cutting.
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You never know if a knife will be used or not i prefer all my knives regardless of what they are made for to have the same edge holding ability.:thumbup:
 
Hey Robert - I agree with you, I'd like all of my knives to be completely useable, but I'm just saying there's another viewpoint here. When folks pay thousands of dollars for a nicely finished knife, very few of them expect to put it through the rigors of a 400 dollar edc.
 
i also think that it would be easier to put a handle on barstock

I also like a little bit of riccasso too.
 
Not to mention that you'll have to regrind the entire thing anyway to get your distal taper. That is, unless you're making square tipped knives. :) And the mentioned problem about handles.

420 = yuck for me.
 
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