JohnnyC Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Curious if anyone knows of a vendor or supply house in the Nashville area that carry's bar stock for knife blanks. Yes, can order on line, but thought there may be a local supplier or metals company that has stock. Understand NJ Steel Baron is preferred vendor, but just starting out and looking for materials locally before ordering any volume of materials.thanksJC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrod Miller Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 If you a going to do HT yourself, I highly recommend going to an automotive spring manufacturer. Personally, I'd start with Nashville Spring Services. If they don't have any then they should be able to point you in the right direction. There MUST be someone in the area that does it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyC Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Thanks Yes, know of them and have a leaf for my next challenge. I was going to start out with stock removal on the first project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrod Miller Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 You are almost certainly not going to find a local supplier of hardened and tempered steel, so I hope you're at least planning on heat treating (even having someone else heat treat it) after the stock removal. It is nicer that way, too; as you can remove material quickly without worrying about ruining the temper and going through a lot of abrasives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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