Small carving knife blades

[stuckinthemud]

Anyone able to recommend somewhere I can buy small knife blades to haft in my own handles? This is for whittling.

 

[paulm]

Reciprocating saw blades and chunkier band saw blades are good for making your own small carving knives, easy enough to do and quite satisfying

 

[loftyhermes]

The only ones that spring to mind are from Beaverçraft.

 

[--Tom--]

Adam ashworth has in stock options

https://www.ashandiron.co.uk/category/just-blades

Nic Westerman makes really well regarded carving blades but has a backlog I think

https://nicwestermann.co.uk/

Or if you want specific shapes I could make something in a weekend (or two if using something like 52100 that takes a bit of thermo cycling to get the HT how I like it)

 

[Jacob]

Re cycle old cutlery?

 

[Sideways]

https://www.kniv-per.com/l/-en/Knife-making ?

 

[chriscook]

Bushcraft Store

 

[--Tom--]

Or seeing as you’re in Caerphilly - head to Cardiff for a day and you can make your own

 

[stuckinthemud]

Mmm, try to avoid the big smoke at all costs. Do have one of these . Would it do the job?

 

[--Tom--]

You could make something with it - I tried something similar maybe 15 years ago and it was pretty terrible

Could you draw a pic of the style/size you’re after?

 

[MikeB1972]

Beavercraft probably have the best cheap selection, but most knife stores (Heinnie Haynes, Springfield etc) sell knife blanks as well.

 

[Vulcan]

O1 Tool Steel is easy to work in its supplied state and not difficult to harden and temper. Available in a large range of sizes. Google Ground Flat Stock or Gauge Plate.

 

[peterw3035]

You could make something with it - I tried something similar maybe 15 years ago and it was pretty terrible

Could you draw a pic of the style/size you’re after?

Hi Tom, PM sent

 

[stuckinthemud]

Thanks for everyone’s input, apologies for letting the thread drift for a while. My little carving group wandered out of whittling and into bench work - nice but unexpected - and the urgent need for whittling knives faded away but nonetheless I am grateful for all the above. Andrew