Found a steel ingot today

[lostandrare]

I picked this up downtown in the farmers market. I looked down and there it was. The question now is if its worth anything. Anyone know anything about the letters engraved on it?

 

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[kingskid1611]

Looks like a personal item from someone local.

 

[lostandrare]

So if the letters mean nothing is it still worth something to someone?

 

[pepperj]

The letters could be from somebody well known/famous that would put value on the item. Besides that it would be a paper weight or what ever of little value.

 

[lostandrare]

How would i research that? Google has turned up nothing. How much would someone who makes stuff like knives and such pay for it?

 

[austin]

If it is truly steel, not much. Knife blanks are available ready made, case hardened files are used and many, many more than that one are needed to produce a knife from scratch. Sorry. I used to use ready made, but I'm lazy. Some really high quality blanks out there.

 

[releventchair]

I'm no pro knife maker so usually work with high carbon steel already hardened and tempered.
I've used chainsaw bars and large steel blades from industrial hack saws as well as circular saw blades. Maybe a mower blade once.
One blade was cut from an old thick handsaw.
Steels vary as to their qualities when hardened and tempered. One thing to consider is size of stock if wanting to acquire a piece...
Yours would need lots of reduction with multiple cuts to make blades.
Easier to buy stock nearer to desired blade thickness.
Your piece looks like a piece of scrap mild steel someone practiced on by engraving a monogram on it. They did pretty good who ever did it.
At a market it could mark a vendors spot or hold a tablecloth down,papers/bags /flyers ect.. or be part of a craftsman's demonstration from a previous event?
Good eye spotting it though.
Worse case it was needed to claim a scavenger type hunt prize.
Edit; my slow pecking away and missed austin's post till after...

 

[lostandrare]

I'll just add it to the piece of stainless i found a few months ago walking near the factory.