R280.00–R1'215.00Price range: R280.00 through R1'215.00
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 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.…
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…
R108.00–R802.00Price range: R108.00 through R802.00
Knife blanks are available in LOR-4528 Lohmann Stainless Steel, Bohler N690 Stainless Steel. Heat treatment specs for each steel are available on this website. Buy one of these pre-made steel knife blade blanks and customize it with a handle of your own choosing. Ideal for novice and professional knifemakers alike to eliminate the need for creating a cutting tool from…
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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…
R1'149.00–R2'667.00Price 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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R617.00–R1'903.00Price 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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R230.00–R1'400.00Price range: R230.00 through R1'400.00
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 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…
Bolster and Guard Strip - 304 and 316 Stainless Steel, matches well with 304 & 308 Stainless Steel pinning material. If there are any profiles you do not see here, give us a shout, and we will source it if possible. 3 x 30 x 300mm 4,5 x 35 x 300mm 6 x 35 x 300mm 6 x 50 x…
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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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Premium Quench Oil is designed for rapid and controlled cooling of steel or other metals as part of the hardening and heat-treatment process. PQ11 - FAST - Ideal for quenching Shallow Hardening steels. i.e. High Carbon steel & Carbon Damascus Steel, where a faster cooling rate is required. PQ20 - MEDIUM - Ideal for quenching Deep Hardening Steels. i.e. High Carbon…
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