CruForgeV if you can still find some?
AKS still has 1/4” stock, 1” and 1 1/4” wide, 22” lengths approx. I have about 10 pieces put aside for wakizashis.
Need some tungsten forging steels to be more widely available to replace the CruForgeV.
I'll THIRD that motion, Larrin and Devin. Big time.
And also support A2 for a sort of middle between W2 and D2.
Warren, I would HATE to be the one hand sanding a CFV Waki! I did a few chef's knives up to 800 grit. No thanks. Not doing that again. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad at 60HRC as it is at 63-64.
That's a good resource for those set up for forging, no doubt about it. It's just those sizes aren't useful to stock removal.We have thousands of pounds of the three widths of CruForgeV in stock. It is not all listed on the website:
https://www.alphaknifesupply.com/shop/cruforgev-carbon-steel
Chuck
That's a good resource for those set up for forging, no doubt about it. It's just those sizes aren't useful to stock removal.
I have a couple of pieces of Damascus from Salim Straub out of Cruforgev and 15n20. So far I haven't had the nerve to grind on them yet.I’m thinking it’s great for Damascus billets, even though it’s too thick for anything I normally make. I will probably order a bunch more for Damascus.