4 Pack 12x1.5x0.12 1095 Steel Flat Stock with Strict Quality Standards, The Perfect Knife Making Steel for Professional & Hobbyist Use, Annealed High Carbon Steel for DIY Knife Making - by TITGGI…

I got these for my teen son who is starting blacksmithing. I may should have done a bit more research beforehand since this isnt exactly beginner steel but is good quality steel for now. Were excited to see what type of knives he makes!

For forging San Mai knives this worked perfectly.

Nice study metal

great product

Not an expert knife maker, but I am very please with the one I made. Really good edge retention after the heat treatment. I would think is good steel

Price has gone up $10.00 in the lat week.Not as good of a deal as it was when it was only $20.99. You can get steel from stateside for the $30 they are asking for now.. Came in a nice package. All of the pieces were flat and did not have any rust on them. They did have 1 or 2 very small marks on them. Almost unnoticeable. Package says right on it Made in China, which I knew before purchasing. The very edge of the metal is hard, my files would not bite. But after cutting and taking to the grinder, I had no issues. Theres really no way to tell if this is really 1095 without sending it out to be tested, but I will say it hardend without any issue. After harding I broke a piece to look at and the grain structure looked pretty good. I bought this to strengthen my knife making skills and for this it works. When I feel my skills are better I may look for higher end steel, but for now Im fairly impressed with this stuff and will continue to use it as long as quality stays the same. Hope this helps.

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Item was just what I expected

This was perfect for me, it cut well with an angle grinder and was packaged perfectly!

Im sure this is fine steel but, as others have said, its NOT annealed. If you send your blades out to be heat treated, and dont have the means to get this hot enough to anneal it, you will have problems. EDIT: The seller contacted me and offered a full refund, was very nice. I had already sent the steel back, but they were quick to reach out after my review, so I wanted to let everyone know. If you can anneal this, it was straight, clean steel.