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

well the steel was blemish free, flat straight and rust free.. nice if your getting into blacksmithing! I would have no worries about ordering this item ! can I prove the material is what it claims to be ...no can I make a blade out of it and find joy in the journey.. Yes !

Very good quality and quick delivery!

I used this 1095 to make my own version of the Condor Bushlore. Pretty identical only 2 longer and with a nice set of tigerwood scales. The steel came annealed for easy machining and after two thermocycles I got the steel to bright orange (non magnetic) and plunged it into some Parks 50 quench oil. Tempered for 1 hour at 400 degrees. I am really pleased with the toughness, hardness and razor sharp efficiency of this blade. . .ordering again today!

My son has his own forge and makes knives, so he was super happy to receive this from me. The size of them is perfect for his needs and he said they worked great in the forge.

The steel was very hard, a good quality file would not scratch it. I ended up having to heat it and air cool it before it was workable. Other than that, it seems like good quality, and was precisely cut to the correct dimensions.

Nice clean precut lengths Just right to make into a knife or a tool. 1095 is easy to. Work with... easy to harden and easy to temper. It makes fine knives that take a wicked edge . Good small parts for machines.... good tools... and treatment is snap. Im happy and this works well

When this arrived I started thinking to myself how can I rate flat bar steel? Well as someone who welds and fabricates quite a bit of stuff around the house I can tell you this is very good quality. It arrived with a light coating of protective oil to keep it good during shipping. It was wrapping in wax paper and 3 layers of bubble wrap to protect it. When you have a company that takes the time to do their packaging like this you know it is going to be good. I mainly got this so my son could attempt to make his own knife. He has collected knives for several years and has wanted to attempt to make his own. After drawing a rough sketch that would fit the steel, he has been in the workshop most of the night working this metal. So far it is easy to work and he is making pretty good progress with it. Hopefully he will get it done soon and I can post some pictures of it for you all to see.