Originally Posted by
NittanyGator
Yeah a while ago I bought (3) 1.5" x 0.25" x 36" bars of 1095 to start with, so that is my starting point. I had a harbor freight bench grinder that turns out was way too weak, files that were old harbor freight that were pretty ineffective, was using a hacksaw to cut the bar which took forever. Got an angle grinder which really sped up shaping, got some vintage files today on the cheap, have a chop saw at work I can make gross cuts on the bar. Hoping better tools will make it less frustrating and in turn keep me motivated.