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Title: knife steel
Post by: charlie phillips on May 04, 2011, 08:33:00 AM

I'm new to knife making and I've been using 1095.I have a home made brick forge.I don't forge anything just heat treat.Files seem to work better than the 1095 steel I buy.Would 5160 work in my little forge?


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Title: Re: knife steel
Post by: gudspelr on May 04, 2011, 11:11:00 PM

Some of the smart guys on here will hopefully come along and add their input, but if you're able to use your forge for 1095, I can't imagine why 5160 wouldn't work, too.


Jeremy

Title: Re: knife steel
Post by: David Ricke on May 05, 2011, 02:18:00 PM

Charlie, If you can get your metal hot enough to become none magnetic. You can heat treat 5160 or any other carbon metal. Good luck  Knifemaker

Title: Re: knife steel
Post by: charlie phillips on May 05, 2011, 10:41:00 PM

THANKS.


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