Steel for a knife

[Darrin Turnbull]

Sorry it's in German , but the pictures are nice.

http://www.hobby-messer.de/messer-20.htm

[treequip]

I have never made a knife myself, something I would love to have a go at. I always have a look around the blades at game fairs etc, just never had the time to make a knife up.

 

I could be wrong but I have a vague memory of someone telling me that truck leaf springs make good blanks???

 

Leaf springs are one of the better choices

[flatyre]

according to World Steel Association - Home there are over 3,500 different grades of steel on the market but you'd need to ask Treequip which one is best for knives.

[mickdundee]

Sorry it's in German , but the pictures are nice.

http://www.hobby-messer.de/messer-20.htm

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That looks cool. Doesn't look very comfortable, but definitely cool

 

 

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[treequip]

but you'd need to ask Treequip which one is best for knives.

 

Clearly no need for that, you have clearly stated it for all of us to read

 

 

files made a great blade as it's the correct type of steel.

 

 

I thought getting the facts straight was helping fellow members, I do apologise if my "superior knowledge" has offended you but the facts speak for themselves

[Coletti]

Files are great for knives as long as it is heat treated correctly. I hear leaf springs are good but due to there in known qualities they can be hard to heat treat correctly. The quality of a knife is determined not only by the steel used but more so by the heat treatment and temper process which in steel with unknown qualities can differ vastly, hence me suggesting to use files as they are, more often than not, of a similar high carbon steel that can be heat treated and tempered easily in a diy fashion so to speak

[flatyre]

Clearly no need for that, you have clearly stated it for all of us to read

 

 

 

 

 

I thought getting the facts straight was helping fellow members, I do apologise if my "superior knowledge" has offended you but the facts speak for themselves

 

the facts are you can make a perfectly usable knife out of a file, sure there may be better grade steel out there but in the context of the thread a file is perfectly adequate, and I didn't claim to post an exact "how to" on the matter, it was simply a very brief description of the process for the purpose of showing the thread starter that it can be done without spending a fortune. What useful advice did you give the original poster?

[treequip]

Files are great for knives as long as it is heat treated correctly. I hear leaf springs are good but due to there in known qualities they can be hard to heat treat correctly. The quality of a knife is determined not only by the steel used but more so by the heat treatment and temper process which in steel with unknown qualities can differ vastly, hence me suggesting to use files as they are, more often than not, of a similar high carbon steel that can be heat treated and tempered easily in a diy fashion so to speak

 

I am guessing you mean unknown qualities. The properties of the steel used in leaf springs is as well known and understood as any other steel and just as easy to heat treat.

[Ferguson system]

+1 leaf springs .

Has any of you tried making knives out of old silky blades?

[Ian Leach]

Does anyone make knife blades on here, similar to this.