"Bruce L. Bergman" wrote:

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 20:10:21 GMT, Rick Cook
wrote:

Do any of you Arizona types know where I can get very small quantities
of tool
steel in the Phoenix area.

I'm making small carving tools, knives, etc. by hand so I can use pieces
that would normally be scrap and cutoffs. However I'm willing to pay a
reasonable amount for the material. Ideally I'd like to get some key
stock because it takes less work to form.

The type of tool steel doesn't particularly matter as long as it's
something I can heat treat at home.

--RC

I'm not a knifemaker myself, but have you tried OCS Steel? I hear
it makes really good knives, and it's available cheap at almost any
auto dismantling yard you can find...

(OCS = Old Chevy Spring - A hunk of an automotive leaf spring.)

Reduce - Reuse - Recycle... ;-)

-- Bruce --
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Bruce L. Bergman, Woodland Hills (Los Angeles) CA - Desktop
Electrician for Westend Electric - CA726700
5737 Kanan Rd. #359, Agoura CA 91301 (818) 889-9545
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I've used leaf springs for some projects, but what I'm interested in is small
stuff for small blades. Strip, small bar, drill rod --that kind of thing.
That way I don't have to do a much cutting out before I get to the shaping.

--RC