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thanks for the comp page. i managed to drop by the welder's house earlier and the steel is 51670.  I suppose for a machete this stuff is really excellent. it can split a coconut with no effort, stabbed through a car door with little to no point deformation. and although nothing is indestructible it is extremely tough. Not too bad for a heavy thrower either.

 Making a machete with a unique design. The guy at the welding shop turned me on to some stuff he said they make pressure vessels out of. being as that i am kind of new at the knifemaking game and can't find a reasonably priced knifemaking steel plates

  It tempered out pretty well it is seriously springy and tough. I am a pretty big guy but cannot bend it more than a half an inch "handle, blade will not bend at all" without it snapping back into place. like i said tough  XXXXXX  but can't seem to get a really good edge on it. Then again i was never one to really pull a scary edge on a knife. i mean it can cut paper with no problem but i can't get it shaving sharp plus the edge can only achieve a grainy sharpness nothing more. Can anyone tell me where i am going wrong??  or where i can buy reasonably priced knifemaking steel plate without ordering something from china which i don't want do. preferably 12x24 inch to make these out of??

  If anyone here would like. i can repeat the process in a small blade and send to them to test. if interested. really would appreciate some input