1095 Steel Flat Stock for Knife Making-Annealed High Carbon Steel,Flat Steel Bars,12x1.5x0.12,4 Pack

For the price, approximately 5.50 a piece, its a good deal. Should make some good blades when hardened. It looks like it was stamped or sheared to size and I believe that gave the metal a slight bow. That will need to be worked out before hardening. Other than that, whats not to like, Good steel.

The steak was high quality and was with in the given specifications.

I’m a woodworker, leather worker and DIYer, and I’ve made knifes before with finished knife blanks where I stabilized and shaped some nice exotic hardwoods for the handles. The knifes came out good and I could customize the handle shape to my hand. I’ve read some knife making books and watched videos and it seems like you can go full on with making a knife from a wide assortment of steel components that require a forge and a lot of additional equipment or you can take smaller steps along the way. This 1095 steel provides me with those smaller steps without investing in a lot of equipment right away. I’m planning on using an angle grinder to cut out a basic chef knife shape and then using my various sanding machines to de-burr and put an edge on the blade edge. I’ll harden the edge with a torch and oil quench it (please read up on this procedure). If there are any small leftover steel pieces, I’ll try to make spokeshave blades out of them. Remember that since this is high carbon steel, you need to clean and dry your knifes after use or they’ll rust. The 1095 steel arrived in a manilla envelope. Inside the 4 1095 steel plates were wrapped in protective paper. The blanks were all coated with a little oil to prevent rusting. The blanks were clean and I couldn’t see any visible issues. I did notice that some of the bars have a very slight warp in them, probably 1/16” (see photo). For those few pieces, I’ll try to straighten them with the vise trick. I have attached photos of the measurements and they are ~1.502” wide by ~12” long and ~0.121” thick. This is the perfect next step for me in knife making, no forge or anvil required. Plus, depending on the knife I make, I can also make a sheath for it.

Bought these to do a couple of knives with a friend who is into knife making. Will update my posting once I have worked with the steel and with a picture of the knives made.

Very good quality and quick delivery!

As description says, these are flat stock, and the surfaces a pretty darn smooth. Edges are a little rough. Impressed they came in wax based wrap, and very light oil coating. zero corrosion or pitting,.

Very nice clean steel. Has a great weight to it and perfect thickness!! All in all I think this steel will work perfect for making knives!

My husband is a full time bladesmith. I ordered these on a whim as he is teaching a class in the near future and was hoping to not have to use more of his high quality, expensive steel to teach damascas basics. He was excited when he saw these and was surprised that they were so clean. The measurements were also spot on which is relatively rare these days. None were bowed nor crooked. He said it was very sturdy and each blank was very clean and very strong with very minimal flexing. Hes excited to see how they handle under some heat.

Good quality steel hardened up, did a test break great grain structure definitely worth every penny

Making knives? This 4 pack of flat steel bars is exactly the material to get. This 1095 stock is 12x1.5x0.12 in size and high carbon that has been rolled and annealed. When I opened the package, I noted it was in three different layers of rust proof oil and paper and then also bubble wrapped to help prevent damage and rust. I cannot imagine a better steel product for knife making or even using it in welding or as a spacer. It is a steal for the quality it brings too.