Bar Stock Calculatora free tool from KraftyQuote

CalculatorKnives

Bar stock by knife pattern

Pick the knife you're making. Each page has the calculator pre-filled with typical dimensions, the bar sizes for small, standard and large versions, and the steels that suit it.

Drop point hunterStandard, 4 in blade · 1 1/4 × 3/16 inBowieClassic, 9–10 in blade · 1 3/4 × 1/4 inChef's knifeGyuto, 8 in blade · 2 × 3/32 inParing knifeStandard, 3 1/2 in blade · 1 × 1/16 inCamp knifeCamp, 6 in blade · 1 1/2 × 3/16 inEDC / small fixed bladeEDC, 3 1/4 in blade · 1 1/4 × 1/8 inSeaxBroken-back, 7 in blade · 1 1/2 × 3/16 inKukriService size, 10–12 in blade · 2 1/2 × 1/4 inCleaverStandard cai dao, 7–8 in blade · 4 × 3/32 inFillet knifeStandard, 7 in blade · 1 × 1/16 in

Free: the one-page stock size chart

Bar sizes for ten common knife patterns, weight per inch for every standard flat bar, and quick heat-treat numbers for the usual carbon steels. Print it, tape it to the grinder.

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