1095 High Carbon Knife Making & Forging Steel – Cold Rolled Annealed Flat Bars & Blanks - Knifemakers, Pros & Hobbyists Tool - USA-Milled Forge Supplies – 12"x1.5"x.125-4 Pack

These steel blanks are perfect for a knife maker. I’ve only just begun but they harden very well and are tough after tempering.

Great steel!

I have ordered this product three times and have not been disappointed. The material arrives well packaged and in good condition. Dimensions are accurate and the flatness of the stock is acceptable, I have only had one piece out of 12 that had a slight bow to it, and it was easily flattened using a bench vice and some washers. Material arrives annealed as advertised, easily cut with a cutoff wheel on an angle grinder. Easily profiled using a variety of methods, i.e. belt grinder, sanding drum, files. Heat treats easily in my DIY ammo can forge and quenches in warm canola oil with no problem. I will continue to purchase this material.

I ordered the 4 pack of 1095 high carbon steel just to try them out and see if this company might be better than who i usually get 1095 from 1- packaging was not the best basically the four pieces stuck together with packaging tape on both ends no effort to try to keep rust from forming 2- these were shear cut which leaves rough sides and anyone who has ever used a shear knows the pieces always have some sort of defect primarily a bow which with the pieces that is what has happened 3- as far as the finish its pretty good no deep gouges or scrapes so thats a plus 4- all in all i think i will stick with who i normally my steel from like i said these aren't the best but they are not the worst i have dealt with either but as a custom knife maker the more time I spend fixing issues the more time it takes to make a knife which means less productivity and less $$

Looks like and feels like good steel.

Seems like nice quality. Very straight out of the package. Like that it’s made on the USA, not that foreign is bad but from what I understand USA made steel is better quality.

Works perfect for beginner knife makers!

To state upfront, I am new the knife making (but looking forward to starting a new hobby). The reasons I purchased from this seller was that the cost was a little cheaper and I felt that it would be easier for me to start with 1/8" thick material. Bars came wrapped in butcher paper. Each bar was straight and I didn't notice any significant gouges. Tip for newbies: For those who don't have a bandsaw or grinder - you can rough in your general shape with a standard hacksaw pretty easily. Edit 1: I was able to heat treat using a buddy's oven. No noticeable warping - wahoo! Spent a fair amount of time sanding, but eventually came away with something I was happy with. Finished things off with some simple scales (red oak stock I purchased from HD). Overall, it was a pleased with this steel.