Danthemaintenanceman Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hello everyone, I am new here and to metal working. I have a question about making a skiving knife for leather working. It will have a chisel grind and wanted to know if any knows what kind of steel was in this older floor scraper and if it would work before I spent too much time with it. Thanks in advance! I don’t know if this picture actually uploaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Welcome to IFI! If you haven't yet, please READ THIS FIRST!!! Your picture didn't load; try again with a smaller size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I would suggest old saw blade, not the carbide tipped ones; but the old plain steel ones. I have a friend who likes the old bandsaw sawmill blades for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosetrot Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I make ulu from antique handsaw blades and the steel in them is great! Make sure you use an antique one, preferable from around the turn of the century, as many of the newer ones are higher carbon along the cutting edge (teeth) but lesser grade steel throughout the rest of the blade. I think they would work great for a skiving knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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