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AEB-L Stainless Steel
- Price range: R518.00 through R748.00
- AEB-L was originally designed by Uddeholm for use as a razor blade steel (similar to Sandvik 13C26 stainless steel). It is famed for a combination of toughness, edge stability and edge holding. AEB-L with its high toughness has very good “edge stability” meaning it is very well suited for high cutting ability edges. Thin edges do not just cut better,…
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- Laser Engraving Service
Rendering Graphics for Laser Engraving per 15min
- R100.00
- Charged for Rendering Graphics for Laser Engraving. Charged at R100 per 15 minutes or part thereof. R400 per hour for graphics, etc. Done for either fibre laser engraving on steel or diode laser engraving on leather or other material.
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Laser Engraving
- Price range: R20.00 through R50.00
- Basic Fiber Laser Engraving logos, names. Charged per unit. Customer provide logo / name in high resolution. Preferably a quality PDF, emailed to [email protected] beforehand. Graphics and other engraving to be discussed before commencement. Charges vary for quantities: 1-10 units R50 each 11-20 units R40 each 21 - 30 units R30 each 31 - 40 units R20 each 41+ units…
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440C Stainless Steel
- Price range: R986.00 through R1'085.00
- 440C Stainless Steel has a hardness of 58–60 on the Rockwell scale. The hardness of the steel makes it ideal for knife blades. The steel can attain high hardness levels thanks to the high carbon content. It's not as hard as other modern steel variants, but 440C is the hardest in the 440 range. Back-orders are available within 2-4 business…
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Nickel Powder
- R1'078.00
- LIMITED STOCK AVAILABLE!!! Nickel Powder is ideal for making mosaic Damascus. It adds the shiny contrast to high carbon steel powders when used in canister Damascus. It is used to enhance corrosion resistance and as a metal binder to increase the toughness of hard metals. It is a black lustrous metal powder which is hard and ductile in nature. Nickel…
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Crucible® CPM MagnaCut
- Price range: R767.00 through R1'064.00
- The new kid on the block. CPM MagnaCut is a unique powder metallurgy stainless tool steel with a design which eliminates chromium carbide in the heat-treated microstructure. An excellent combination of toughness and wear resistance is achieved by having only small, high hardness, vanadium and niobium carbides, giving CPM MagnaCut properties similar to non-stainless steel CPM 4V. Being free from…
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Damascus Billets
- Price range: R1'505.00 through R1'620.00
- Various patterns of DAMASCUS / San-Mai Billets available on request, for that one of a kind, special art knife you are planning. Quality South African produced Damascus strips of different patterns and sizes to suit all tastes. 1085 high carbon steel & 15N20. See the website for heat treatment specifications for 1085.
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SAE 1070 High Carbon Steel
- Price range: R242.00 through R279.00
- SAE 1070 High Carbon Steel can be oil hardened. A popular knife steel that is very wear resistant. Can be forged. Ideal for an EDC. It is also used for railroad and street railway rails, heavy machinery parts, shafts, springs and a wide variety of hand and machine tools requiring strength and wear resistance. Heat treatment specs below. Size: 2,6mm…
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SAE1085 High Carbon POWDER Steel – 2kg
- R574.00
- SAE1085 POWDER Steel has carbon as the main alloying element within its chemical composition. It also contains up to 0.4% silicon and 1.2% manganese. In addition, the residual elements such as copper, molybdenum, aluminium, chromium and nickel are present in this steel. When combined with nickel foil in a canister, it is ideal for forging & making mosaic Damascus.
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52100 Carbon Steel
- Price range: R469.00 through R739.00
- 52100 Carbon Steel is a very popular knife steel. It is a high carbon low alloy steel with good strength. When processed, high hardness between 62-66 HRC can be achieved after hardening, . It is hardened in oil. We recommend using the Premium Quench PQ11 - FAST, for this steel. Heat tratment specs below. Available on BACK-ORDER within 2-4 business days
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80CRV2 High Carbon Steel
- Price range: R361.00 through R1'114.00
- 80CRV2 High Carbon Steel, also known as 5160 on steroids. Although mistaken to be the new kid on the block, 80CrV2 has actually been around for ages under the common nickname “Swedish saw steel.” A high carbon chrome-vanadium, 80CrV2 is a tough as nails workhorse steel. It provides the essential qualities of a 1080-series steel, with all the perks of…
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1095 High Carbon Steel
- Price range: R395.00 through R409.00
- 1095 High Carbon Steel is most commonly used for forging various knife blades, especially swords. The steel is in the annealed state. Use the PQ11 (Premium Quench Oil for optimum hardening) Iron alloy contains 1.0% carbon, 0.90% manganese, 0.05% sulphur, and 0.04% phosphorus. Layer 1095 with 15N20 to forge Damascus, and etch with Ferric Chloride to bring out the contrast.…
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Nickel Plated SAE1085 Pellets – 2kg
- R585.00
- The Nickel Plated SAE1085 Pellets are ideal for making canister Damascus a.k.a. mosaic Damascus. Further patterns can be made by adding Nickel Foil, and filling up the rest of the voids in the canister with 1085 powder steel, and then weld it together in a forge and using a proper press rather than a power hammer. The result will be…
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Bohler N690 Stainless Steel
- Price range: R646.00 through R4'668.00
- Böhler-Uddeholm N690 Stainless Knife Steel (1.4528) is a conventionally produced martensitic stainless corrosion-resistant knife steel with excellent edge holding capabilities. The addition of chromium and vanadium enhances edge-holding capability, while cobalt and molybdenum help to retain high hardness. Hardness approx. 60 HRC Very high resistance to rust. Very good to polish (some grain). Good edge retention. ENQUIRE ABOUT AVAILABILITY
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01 Carbon Steel Powder 2kg
- R643.00
- 01 Carbon Steel Powder is ideal for canister Damascus. Can be used in combination with other powder steel and nickel foil/powder. Good durability, excellent wear resistance, holds good cutting edge, excellent toughness. O1 is part of the oil-hardening cold-work tool steels family, which consists of O1, O2, O6, and O7. The O1 consists of chromium, manganese, and tungsten. Moreover, the…
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Lohmann LO-R 4528 Stainless Steel (N690 Equivalent)
- Price range: R1'149.00 through R2'667.00
- Lohmann LO-R 4528 Stainless Steel is an equivalent of Bohler's popular N690 knife steel. A Good martensitic stainless steel with good edge holding ability at a recommended working hardness 58-60HRC. It is used for all kinds of shaped and flat knives in the food processing industry, e.g. cutter knives and knives in the fish-processing industry. Similar to Takefu VG-10 steel,…
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Uddeholm 15N20 Carbon Steel
- Price range: R617.00 through R1'903.00
- 15N20 Uddeholm Carbon Steel with 2% nickel, ideal for the manufacture of Damascus steel. 15N20 / 75Ni8 steel is a carbon steel with properties similar to 1075 steel, but containing a significant proportion of nickel. Ideal for making Damascus. The nickel content provides the shiny contrast in Damascus steel when combined with 1085 or 1095. Heat treatment specs below.
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SAE 1075 High Carbon Steel
- Price range: R230.00 through R1'800.00
- NEW STOCK - AVAILABLE IN: 2,5mm SAE 1075 High Carbon Steel is ideal for forging blades, and because of its durability and toughness, it has become an excellent steel choice for mixing with 15N20 for Damascus production. It can be used for larger blades and swords, Bowies as well as kitchen knives. Heat treatment specs below. ***Stock available within 2-4…
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Knu-Foil – Heat Treatment – 0,076 x 610 x 1000mm
- R585.00
- Knu-Foil Heat treatment foil (tool wrap) is used by toolmakers and component manufacturers to protect components during heat treatment from decarburisation, scaling and pitting. With stainless, you have approximately 2 minutes for the blade to reach quench temperature. This allows enough time to remove foil before quenching in oil. If you want to remove the blade from the foil prior…
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SAE5160 High Carbon Steel
- Price range: R164.00 through R287.00
- SAE5160, is a high carbon and chromium spring steel. SAE5160 High Carbon Steel offers users outstanding toughness, a high level of ductility, and excellent fatigue resistance, which is why it's used in the automotive field in a number of different heavy spring applications, especially for leaf springs. It is ideal steel for the Bladesport competition chopper. It is very popular…
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Whether working with a forge or stock removal, you can find on our web store one of the largest selections of different grades of steel for making knives. 5160, 80CRV2, 1070, 1095, popular stainless steel from the worlds leading manufactures including Bohler Uddeholm, Alleima (N690, 14C28N), Lohmann and damascus knife steel from Damasteel and Balbachdamast. The steels are great for both forging and stock removal. All of our blade steel comes in the annealed state so it is ready to work unless otherwise stated.