Available Steel – Cannon Bluff Forge

High Carbon Steels

Note: High carbon steel is prone to rust and staining. Maintaining your blade is important, especially for rust issues. Many carbon steels, even with regular care, will develop staining. This is especially evident in kitchen knives that are regularly exposed to acids in vegetables and meat. This staining is not undesirable and considered normal. Using a food-grade mineral oil regularly to lightly coat the blade is a good way to preserve high carbon steel.

1075

A steel frequently used regularly in everything from bowies to kitchen knives, 1075 is tough, durable, and hypo-eutectic, which means it is very forgiving during heat treatment.

1084

Whether you want to make a kitchen knife, small every day carry, or camp chopper, 1084’s ability to harden, offer good abrasion resistance, and solid edge retention makes it an excellent choice for all knives.

1095

An excellent knife steel with high carbon properties making it suitable for producing beautiful hamons. It is a little tricky in heat treat processes due to its hyper-eutectoid state and best used with an accurate means of reading temperature and a fast quench oil.

15N20

15N20 is a high nickel alloy steel is most commonly used with 1084 or 1095 to create pattern welded or “Damascus” steel.

Stainless Steels

AEB-L

AEB-L

The steel used by industry in the manufacture of razor blades, AEB-L produces a blade that is very corrosion resistant and excellent choice for all knives, especially kitchen cutlery. It involves a demanding heat treat process requiring exact temperatures in an air tight tool foil pouch and plate quench and a follow-up cryogenic procedure to complete the hardening process.