Cutting forging die blanks from roughly 1.8" thick S7 tool steel.
Heavy material, clean profile, and no heat-affected zone — leaving a near-net blank ready for machining.

Cutting forging die blanks from roughly 1.8" thick S7 tool steel.
Heavy material, clean profile, and no heat-affected zone — leaving a near-net blank ready for machining.
Tiger Flipper liners for @gavko_knives, waterjet cut from 1/8" 6Al-4V titanium.
And yes — 6Al-4V titanium is coming to the NJSB website soon. Keep an eye out for the release.
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#waterjet #titanium #knifemaking #folderknife #customknives
Buttercup and Mako blanks for @lohki_designs, cut from .125" AEB-L.
Tight nesting, repeatable profiles, and features cut before the blanks move on to the rest of the build.
Keeping the waterjet fed.
Our OMAX waterjets run at 60,000 PSI with abrasive garnet added to the stream for cutting steel.
One of the behind-the-scenes jobs that keeps them running: refilling the abrasive hopper.
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#waterjet #steel #metalworking #knifemaker #manufacturing
Prototype first, production later.
Cutting a Proto B2 for @charlesroberts1776 from .094" WBG 80CrV2.
Test the design in steel, make revisions, then scale it when it’s ready.
SAVE TIME. BUILD MORE.
Waterjetting Mini Crusader and Exodus blanks from .156" 80CrV2 for @iron_oak_knife_company.
Two designs, one sheet, repeatable blanks ready for the next stages of production.
Get started today: https://bit.ly/4wNXD6d
CUTTING GOUGES FOR WOODCARVING.
.065" 15N20 waterjet cut for Michael Smith of @twohoundsforge into flat and palm gouge blanks — a repeatable starting point before the rest of the toolmaking process.
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CUT QUALITY. BUILD QUALITY.
Mixed-model .125" 154CM blanks for Aero Hill Blades — nested together and waterjet cut with the profiles, holes, slots, and other features ready for the next stages.
Get started today: https://bit.ly/4wNXD6d
CUT MORE. BUILD MORE.
Mixed-model .125" AEB-L blanks for @lohki_designs — multiple designs nested together and waterjet cut with the profiles, holes, and features ready for the next stages.
Get your project started: https://bit.ly/4wNXD6d
more shop therapy
Freshly cut blanks getting popped free from the sheet one by one. Different shapes, same satisfying payoff after the waterjet does its work.
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#oddlysatisfying #waterjet #waterjetcutting #asmr #customknives
READY TO BUILD.
Waterjetting .125" SUP-9 Recon blanks for @warriorswayforge — nested, cut, sorted, stacked, and wrapped for the next stage of production.
Get your project started: https://newjerseysteelbaron.com/water-jet-cutting-services/
CPM S35-VN on the waterjet. 🔪
Knife blanks for Darren Simonson, with the profiles, holes, and internal details cut straight from the sheet.
Have a knife design or other parts you need cut? https://newjerseysteelbaron.com/water-jet-cutting-services/
FROM PROTOTYPE TO PRODUCT.
Waterjetting the Standby from .250" CPM CruWear for @smd_customtools.
Repeatable blanks ready for the next stages of production.
Waterjet Services: https://bit.ly/4wNXD6d
CPM Cruwear: https://bit.ly/3T9OAOA
ANOTHER BLANK BITES THE DUST.
A mixed batch of knife designs for @averyknifeworks — multiple models laid out and waterjet cut into repeatable blanks for the next stages of production.
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CUT CLEAN. BUILD BIG.
Waterjetting 1/8" AEB-L Marauder blanks for @texas_knife_steel.
Tight nesting, repeatable profiles, holes and jimping — ready for the next stages of the build.
Get your project started: https://bit.ly/4wNXD6d
SAVE TIME. MAKE MORE.
5/32" CPM 154 Accomplice blanks for @skiffmadeblades — waterjet cut, removed from the sheet, then surface ground before the next stages of production.
Get your project started: https://bit.ly/4wNXD6d