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    Default Who is Forging Steel these days??

    Do you guys know who is forging steel these days that is being used in making straight razors? What countries? Properties? etc......

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    Aldo Bruno the NJ steel Baron distributes at least 1084 that I know of. That's suitable for straights.

    What do you need?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philadelph View Post
    Aldo Bruno the NJ steel Baron distributes at least 1084 that I know of. That's suitable for straights.

    What do you need?
    I was just wondering where all the steel for straight razors is being made and if it was just limited to what would be called US Tool Steel and to the US only...........lol.

    I was under the impression that there was still some steel production, even if in limited quantities going on in other countries.

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    Crucible and Admiral Steels probably make most of it. Those are in the US. I know many makers of damascus and other knives get most of their steel from one or both of those sources. I don't personally know of others outside the US, but I'm sure they exist.

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    Sandvik and Uddeholm to mention two outside the US.

    I get my 1086V from Northstar Steel in Minneapolis. I get the 1095 and 15N20 used in patterned steel from Uddeholm too. The last batch of O-1 came from Uddeholm as well. There are mini mills in the US under contract to all the big european steel companies, as I'm sure there are similar contractors in Europe for the steel companies in the US.
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    I did hear of some old Italian family who is forging steel that goes back many years. But then again, it's what I heard so I really can't call it a for sure thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by turbine712 View Post
    I did hear of some old Italian family who is forging steel that goes back many years. But then again, it's what I heard so I really can't call it a for sure thing.
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    Actually, I believe there are at least two families, Bergamo and Silvano who are currently forging their own, but I am sure there must be others. When I visited Mastro Livi a couple years ago, we attended a 700 year (that's what they told me) old knife show in Scarperia. It was pretty cool watching a bunch of guys working on steel there. They had a forge going and a big thumper and a lot of hammers...... Pretty cool stuff.

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    That's what I like about this place, you sure can learn a ton of information.
    So Mike, what kind if steel you working on these days? I saw some steel there on the ground in your shop when I was there for the Mid-West SRP group but I didn't have time to ask you about it.
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    I know Hitachi makes all kinds of steel in Japan, and ASSAB is still making steel, aren't they? A lot of Japanese steel workers--like Mizuochi--use Swedish steel for knives and razors, and the Tamahagane comes from Hitachi.

    Then of course there are the real katana smiths, who start from scratch...

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