The Official 1084 Order Thread

Charley,

Your the Texan. I got you covered. We're still tallying things up. We'll know for sure after Blade. (When everyone doubles there order:D )

Aldo
 
hello, im new here--what knid of steel is 1084. Can i file it down into a knife. what size are the bars. I only ever made knives out of files and saws so i dont know all the kinds of steel. If i ordered say 10lbs how many pieces would that be?How wide are the pieces? best regards- Tony
 
As a new guy to the knife world, but not new to steel, I am surprised at how much good knife making steel cost. I sell finished alloy pipe made with very advanced tecnologies that will go 5 miles down a hole for 1/4 the price or less of fine knife making steel. What have I got myself into? :eek:
 
oilSlick said:
As a new guy to the knife world, but not new to steel, I am surprised at how much good knife making steel cost. I sell finished alloy pipe made with very advanced tecnologies that will go 5 miles down a hole for 1/4 the price or less of fine knife making steel. What have I got myself into? :eek:
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it's not so much the type of steel as it is the labor to roll it down to a usable size.

Lb for Lb it makes a HUGE difference when you want it 1/4" x 1 1/2"

Aldo - Email on the way
 
Hey OILSLICK,
I sell very good steel to the very finest Bladesmiths the world has to offer. Long after your steel has been down some 5 mile deep hole , my steel will be adorning some Museum Wall with names like Steve Fowler, Jerry Fisk, Robert Eggerling, Robert Dark,Harvey Dean, Mike Ruth, Don Hanson III, Lin Rhea, Joe Szilaski, Dan Seaver, J.R. Cook, Mike Williams. Mike Malosh, Charlie Hightower, Carl Anderson, Mace Vitali, Indian George, Ed Caffery, Jason Night,Dave Ellis, Jay Hendrickson, Joe Mandt, Brion Tomberlin, Dan Winkler, James Prill, Merle Rush, Steve Dunn, Steve Sdhwartzer, Robert Dekelbaum, Chris Marks, John Scharwarth, Phil Dwyer, Steve Culver, Dale Huckabee, the Matthew Brothers, Nick Wheeler, Richard Sextone, Cliff Parker, Bill Flynn,James Rodebaugh, Page Steinhardt, Shane Taylor, Matt Lamey, Bill Wiggins,Gary Bradburn, Randy Dewey, Chris Williams and Stacy Apelt stamped in them.

Thirteen Mastersmith Blades judged this year at Blade had my steel in them. I'm sure the Makers were happy to pay the price.

I take what I do very seriously, bust my ass doing it, have a great time at it, and I believe all the gentlemen in the above list and hundreds of others appreciate the effort put forth to get this stuff out there and I appreciate each and every one of them.

If you're new at Bladesmithing and Knifemaking then welcome. You've joined up with the most honorable bunch of individuals you will ever meet. You will learn more than you could ever imagine from a group of talent that will stop at nothing to see you successful in your endeavor. They'll teach you, show you, laugh with you, cry with you and even pray for you.

Welcome to the club,

Aldo Bruno
The New Jersey Steel Baron


"God is on His Throne"
 
Wow Aldo,

That was inspired. I had no idea you were a preacher too. Thanks for the kind words. I especially was touched by your last sentence about teaching and praying, etc. How very true!

All the best, Phil
 
I have the same question as Tonycap - is this particular steel good for stock removal, or is it more meant to be forged? I'd like to try my hand at making a simple golok; I can grind the stock down to shape & send out for heat-treating, but forging it would be way beyond me. Any information appreciated, thanks -- EDIT: thanks Farmer Phil!
 
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You might not get many answers in this thread as most folks probably don't read through For Sale threads much. From my understanding, which is limited to be sure, it should work fine for both. I believe folks love it for forging, in part, for its relative ease in heat treating. That would hold true for stock removal too, yes? I guess a lot of stock removal folks might start with a bit thinner stock than 1/4" though for most of the stuff they make. I'm not sure though.
 
Thanks for the welcome Aldo. I usually dont have much to say because I'm here to learn and hopefully contribute something. I'm sure you knew I wasn't speaking out against your prices specifically. My original comment was really just made in jest. I was only making an observation about the cost of showroom quality knife making steel in general.

Since posting that, I have sat down and watched video's on making knife quality steel billets and I'm very amazed and intrigued. Knife steel suppliers certainly aren't over charging for the service they provide and the costs are all relative to the quality of the finished product and the price a maker might ask for the piece.

I thought I was going grind up some lawn mower blades and make a fortune. ;)
 
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