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

Nice blanks. Came without any tarnish and are very flat with no deviation, oiled in wax paper and bubble wrap. I tried to bend one on the bench and it was very strong with minor flexing. All in all, worth the money. Time will tell how well they are when creating a blade, but we shall see. Worth it.

Making knives? This 4 pack of flat steel bars is exactly the material to get. This 1095 stock is 12x1.5x0.12 in size and high carbon that has been rolled and annealed. When I opened the package, I noted it was in three different layers of rust proof oil and paper and then also bubble wrapped to help prevent damage and rust. I cannot imagine a better steel product for knife making or even using it in welding or as a spacer. It is a steal for the quality it brings too.

Never thought I would be able to get raw steel for my husbands love of making knives, but here you can get everything. They arrived very promptly, and they were exactly what the description said they were. I am sorry that I didnt whip out my calipers to make sure that they were PERFECT...good sometimes is good enough in the forge. Looking forward to seeing what he makes with them.

This is listed as 1095 steel flat stock, but we have doubts about that; it bends quite easily when annealed, unlike the 1095 of similar thickness and size that weve purchased from other sources. Annealed 1095 shouldnt bend at all unless youre using great force. We tested it by heat treating it in the same way we heat-treat any 1095 knife. In a temperature-controlled kiln and correct quenching oil, all at precisely the right temperatures for an exact temper, the resulting blade failed to achieve the same hardness and toughness as 1095 steel from our regular sources. Its well-priced, but Ive noticed that some mystery steels Ive received from Chinese sources at similiarly great prices behave this way--the percentages of carbon, nickel, and other metals can be slightly off. Not sure whats going on there, but the only way I would recommend this steel is as a beginning knifemakers practice steel before moving on to the real thing.

I’m a woodworker, leather worker and DIYer, and I’ve made knifes before with finished knife blanks where I stabilized and shaped some nice exotic hardwoods for the handles. The knifes came out good and I could customize the handle shape to my hand. I’ve read some knife making books and watched videos and it seems like you can go full on with making a knife from a wide assortment of steel components that require a forge and a lot of additional equipment or you can take smaller steps along the way. This 1095 steel provides me with those smaller steps without investing in a lot of equipment right away. I’m planning on using an angle grinder to cut out a basic chef knife shape and then using my various sanding machines to de-burr and put an edge on the blade edge. I’ll harden the edge with a torch and oil quench it (please read up on this procedure). If there are any small leftover steel pieces, I’ll try to make spokeshave blades out of them. Remember that since this is high carbon steel, you need to clean and dry your knifes after use or they’ll rust. The 1095 steel arrived in a manilla envelope. Inside the 4 1095 steel plates were wrapped in protective paper. The blanks were all coated with a little oil to prevent rusting. The blanks were clean and I couldn’t see any visible issues. I did notice that some of the bars have a very slight warp in them, probably 1/16” (see photo). For those few pieces, I’ll try to straighten them with the vise trick. I have attached photos of the measurements and they are ~1.502” wide by ~12” long and ~0.121” thick. This is the perfect next step for me in knife making, no forge or anvil required. Plus, depending on the knife I make, I can also make a sheath for it.

Very well packaged almost annoyingly so. Metal is very clean, a wipe down with some kerosene and its ready for forge welding.

I wrote a review of this product some time ago, but it didnt post for some reason. Ill summarize my earlier post. Product arrived quickly and was packaged very well. Appears to be as described, though I havent done anything with them at this point. As some have noted, you wont be making large knifes with these blanks, but that isnt their intended use. I come from a line of Blacksmiths (father and grandfather). I did some hobby stuff in my youth, but went on to do other things for hobbies; mainly cars and woodworking. Due to the popular TV show, Im interested in getting back in to doing some steel work. I have my fathers manual forge blower, antique vise, tools, and anvil. Just need to work on the fire pit and i can get to work.