1095 Steel Flat Stock for Knife Making-Annealed High Carbon Steel,Flat Steel Bars,12x1.5x0.12,4 Pack

I’m a hobbyist blacksmith I like making knives swords ornamental, but I’ve been using scrap steel for the last few years. When I saw this, I jumped on it the steel is good quality comes nicely wrapped and oiled to prevent it from rusting. Have a few different knives ideas to make out of these will be ordering more in the future when time permits.

The steak was high quality and was with in the given specifications.

Good steel! Personally, I think they’re best to cut up and layer for some pattern welding, which is how I’ll be using them. They’re awfully thin at 1/8, but if you don’t take anything off the spine, you could make a decent smaller blade. They came clean, oiled to prevent rust, and wrapped in moisture-proof paper. Really happy with these blanks.

I like how easy it is to manipulate. Very good material for making a knife. Easy to fold and made a great knife.

Got this XIOBTQT 1095 Bar Stock 12x1.5x0.12in 4-pack for stock removal knife making. First project, and test for this review, was to replace the ~420 stainless blade of a knockoff K-BAR I got back in the late 90s, keeping the original guard, handle, end cap, and sheath. Design is atypical bar stock 12in x 1.5in x 0.12in with a polished finish. Build quality is decent but tiny bit thin, at first my caliper had inconsistent measurements between 0.1200in to 0.1300in due to a bur around the edge, removing the bur reveals this is only 0.1180in thick, but the width is good at 1.5030in and length is good at a tiny bit over 12in. No warps, no tarnishing, no defects other than the bur around the edge. Functionality seems good as far as I can test it, this steel makes a good blade, but Im not testing to failure or doing anything extreme with it. Price point is good, a bit less than similar items, and $1 less than original listing price. Overall, 4 stars, good steel but thin.

The good thing about these is that they do come well packaged. All four pieces are wrapped at once in the paper though, so nothing between each piece of steel. VERY light rust prevention oil (almost imperceptible), but it is there. All four pieces do measure 1.500 by 12. They are not quite 0.12 thick, though. My measurements ranged from 0.1145 - 0.1180 thick across each piece. Do not make the assumption that these are 1/8 thick because they are not. two of pieces seem to be quite flat, but two of the pieces have a bend and will require flattening. Overall, I cant say not to buy them for the price, but know what to expect when you receive them.

These blanks came well protected with a shiny coating of oil to prevent rust. We will be making a knife from them as soon as time permits and will report back with pictures of the final product. So far they look like they will be perfect for the job.

These Steel Bars came wrapped in anti rust paper and then in a tightly packed bubble wrap mailer. The steel bars had no rust and only very minor surface scratches. All three of them are the same size and they are straight with no bow or twist. I did a grind test on them and they do seem to be high carbon like they say they are. Overall, I am quite pleased with how they were packaged and the general quality of the steel.

When this arrived I started thinking to myself how can I rate flat bar steel? Well as someone who welds and fabricates quite a bit of stuff around the house I can tell you this is very good quality. It arrived with a light coating of protective oil to keep it good during shipping. It was wrapping in wax paper and 3 layers of bubble wrap to protect it. When you have a company that takes the time to do their packaging like this you know it is going to be good. I mainly got this so my son could attempt to make his own knife. He has collected knives for several years and has wanted to attempt to make his own. After drawing a rough sketch that would fit the steel, he has been in the workshop most of the night working this metal. So far it is easy to work and he is making pretty good progress with it. Hopefully he will get it done soon and I can post some pictures of it for you all to see.

Quality metal ready to be turned into a knife