I used to make knives out of weld steel as practice. It was fun, but the knives produced are completely useless, except for maybe display purposes.You'll spend 3 days learning how to make a stock removal knife using the flat grind method. We do not forge here because we focus on stainless steel. I have forged stainless and the window for forging will close on you pretty quick. Hello, new to the forum. Looking for some advice. The handle is double dyed curly maple with jade G10 liners and stainless steel pins, and has an integral lanyard hole.