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Being as there isn't much action in the knife-making section, I figure it will be ok to dig up a year old post (will only move up 5 lines). I just wanted to put the info out for anyone else that may be hunting for suggestions. For forging a knife, I prefer good 'ol 5160, 1084 (as suggested above), 1095, W1, W2...in that order. If you are serious about forging blades, I would suggest taking a class at one of the American Bladesmith Society(ABS) schools. I took the intro to bladesmithing, and it was excellent. I gained years of knowledge in a matter of 2 weeks. The Master Smiths that teach the classes are great guys and knowledge is shared freely, just like on this website!