That turned out beautiful. I have never heard of that wood but it looks really nice. Your polish job is insane. What made you choose that steel for your knife? I am just getting into the hobby and there are too many steels to keep track of.
Thank you, Toby! Afzelia is a beautiful hardwood I don't see often either. It has been one of my favorites over the last year. I chose 440C because it is a great stainless steel very common in kitchen knives and cutlery. It is great for both wear resistance and will handle getting wet often very well. It is also not impossible for the common person to sharpen, unlike say a 154CM which is an amazing steel, but very hard for the average person to resharpen. I also like the way 440C polishes up! It takes a bit to hand finish, but it really does produce a great surface finish. - Rob
@@lewismadeknifeandtool Thanks for the info. I am just about to order a few pieces of stock to get started. I will be going the 1x30 and angle grinder route, in the beginning, to get started to see how I enjoy it before dumping too much money into the hobby. I have a lot of woodworking tools but not much in the way of steelwork.
@@tobymaples7646 you will have a blast if you have wood working background. I would recommend starting with 1095 or 52100 if you don't have a heat treat oven. You can heat treat 1095 and 52100 with a basic propane setup (I started with fire brick and brush burning wand). But getting 440C up to 1925F and holding it for 30 minutes is a real challenge without an oven/kiln.
@@lewismadeknifeandtool i placed an order right before you replied for a few pieces of 80crv2 after watching the video from larrin thomas on it. I also ordered a single piece of magnacut for a special chefs knife after i get some practice on cheaper steel. I found a few templates I liked and got them cut out and ready for when my steel shows up in a couple days. I am going to send most of these off for heat treating by a professional and practice on a couple small pieces and scraps before i really dive in.
@@tobymaples7646 80crv2 is good stuff too! Just have to take better care of it as it will rust, unlike stainless. Going hard with Magnacut! Let me know how it works. I'm just now getting into CPM stuff. I have a lot to learn myself as it relates to making knives with it and the pros and cons of it over easier to sharpen high quality stainless like 440C.
That turned out beautiful. I have never heard of that wood but it looks really nice. Your polish job is insane. What made you choose that steel for your knife? I am just getting into the hobby and there are too many steels to keep track of.
Thank you, Toby! Afzelia is a beautiful hardwood I don't see often either. It has been one of my favorites over the last year. I chose 440C because it is a great stainless steel very common in kitchen knives and cutlery. It is great for both wear resistance and will handle getting wet often very well. It is also not impossible for the common person to sharpen, unlike say a 154CM which is an amazing steel, but very hard for the average person to resharpen. I also like the way 440C polishes up! It takes a bit to hand finish, but it really does produce a great surface finish. - Rob
@@lewismadeknifeandtool Thanks for the info. I am just about to order a few pieces of stock to get started. I will be going the 1x30 and angle grinder route, in the beginning, to get started to see how I enjoy it before dumping too much money into the hobby. I have a lot of woodworking tools but not much in the way of steelwork.
@@tobymaples7646 you will have a blast if you have wood working background. I would recommend starting with 1095 or 52100 if you don't have a heat treat oven. You can heat treat 1095 and 52100 with a basic propane setup (I started with fire brick and brush burning wand). But getting 440C up to 1925F and holding it for 30 minutes is a real challenge without an oven/kiln.
@@lewismadeknifeandtool i placed an order right before you replied for a few pieces of 80crv2 after watching the video from larrin thomas on it. I also ordered a single piece of magnacut for a special chefs knife after i get some practice on cheaper steel. I found a few templates I liked and got them cut out and ready for when my steel shows up in a couple days. I am going to send most of these off for heat treating by a professional and practice on a couple small pieces and scraps before i really dive in.
@@tobymaples7646 80crv2 is good stuff too! Just have to take better care of it as it will rust, unlike stainless. Going hard with Magnacut! Let me know how it works. I'm just now getting into CPM stuff. I have a lot to learn myself as it relates to making knives with it and the pros and cons of it over easier to sharpen high quality stainless like 440C.