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Reddit mentions of O1 Tool Steel Sheet, Precision Ground, Annealed, 1/8" Thickness, 2" Width, 18" Length
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Reddit mentions: 3
We found 3 Reddit mentions of O1 Tool Steel Sheet, Precision Ground, Annealed, 1/8" Thickness, 2" Width, 18" Length. Here are the top ones.
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- O1 tool steel has better machinability than A2 tool steel, and must be hardened in oil
- Meets ASTM A681 specifications
- Ground with high precision to the specified shape and size
- Standard tolerance
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[~$20 for the steel; 1/8"x2"x 18"](
http://amzn.com/B000FMYFVI)
Everything for the jig ~$40; I bought two files and rod for the files. I am going to rebuild it with wood-plastic composite.
Micarta- ~$10 for the resin, and 5 minutes of convincing my SO to let me cut up one of her blur shirts :)
Forge ~$80 because of the MAP gas torch.
Easiest way? check out aaron gough's videos on the filing jig. You can make really good knives with real steel and some files and a jig. Take it slow and you won't mess it up. Get some o1 steel, you can even get it from amazon, and it will make a good knife.
Easiest way to heat treat? Peters heat treat, 30 bucks. If only making a few knives, this is actually cheaper than anything you can do, and you will have a good heat treat, unlike what you will probably manage with coal/wood. Doing it yourself, even using the two brick forge, you will probably screw up a few knives and lose them completely.
http://www.petersheattreat.com/blades/pricing/
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amazon o1 steel: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FMYFVI
30 bucks, enough to makes 2 or 3 knives. A lot of the videos on amazon people are making knives from junk steel, quite literally. Rebar doesn't have enough carbon content, etc.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000FMYFVI/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1450143196&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=o1+tool+steel&dpPl=1&dpID=31xGT3DXKzL&ref=plSrch
This is where I've gotten my o1 for a long time. Look through the many different size combinations, you'll often find nonsensically cheap steel at certain dimensions. I recommend 1/8 thickness.