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NJ Steel Baron, LLC NJ Steel Baron is dedicated to supplying materials and services to the cutlery and blade industry from hobbyist to production shop.
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New Jersey Steel Baron, LLC was founded by Aldo Bruno to provide the high-quality steels and resources necessary to produce the blades, swords, cutlery and other art being created by modern day knife-makers and blacksmiths. We pride ourselves on our dedication to the individual, whether new to a forge or master smith. By creating lasting relationship it is our hope to better connect each of you to the education, information, and materials needed to continue in a craft so many have come to love, cherish, and find purpose in. We are working towards having a facility and website where makers, manufacturers, and hobbyists can source reliable, quality, high-carbon steels at reasonable prices. Eventually, we hope to expand our abilities to connect various professionals, educators, and suppliers to help the community to grow. We promise to work with each of our customers to find the best steel, formula, or method for whatever project they may be working on. There is a lot to learn about the art of knife-making and it is our sincere venture to help create a closer community, allowing for faster growth and the spread of ideas.

10/30/2026

New titanium. Halloween weekend savings.

6AL-4V (Grade 5 Titanium) is now available at New Jersey Steel Baron, and we're kicking off the launch with 10% off October 30–November 1.

Working on knife scales, liners, frames, or pocket clips? Put our new titanium stock to work on your next build.

The discount applies to 6AL-4V only and cannot be combined with other coupons or weight-based discounts.

Shop 6AL-4V through the link in bio.

10/22/2026

Two designs taking shape in 52100.

Duty Marshall blanks in .156" and Slim Gentleman blanks in .125", both waterjet cut for .

The blade profiles, handle cutouts, and holes are all part of the job. We take care of that cutting so the maker can get on with the grinding, heat treat, and finish work.

Submit your designs through our waterjet quote form. Link in bio.

10/21/2026

1095 chef knives in the making.

A mixed batch of chef knife blanks for Charles Jackson at , waterjet cut from 1/8" 1095.

We handle the profiles so makers can spend more time on the bevels, heat treat, and handles. Looking forward to seeing what Charles does with this batch.

Submit your designs through our waterjet quote form. Link in bio.

10/21/2026

From sheet to Gremlin.

Waterjetting .125" AEB-L Gremlin blanks for .

The designs are nested tightly to make the most of the sheet, then the OMAX cuts the full profile, holes, and internal features. Once the run is finished, the sheet comes off the table and the blanks are popped free, ready for the next stages of the build.

AEB-L is a fine-grained stainless blade steel known for good toughness, corrosion resistance, and excellent edge stability — a solid fit for a compact working knife like this.

Need your own designs cut? We handle prototypes, small batches, and larger production runs.

Waterjet Services — link in bio.

10/14/2026

A lot happens after the waterjet.

These Cloudland blanks for start with .135" CPM MagnaCut. After the profiles are cut, the blanks are surface ground, inspected, coated with mineral oil to help prevent oxidation, then bundled and fully wrapped for the trip to the customer.

For production work, getting the blanks cut and prepped like this means less time spent processing raw stock and more time available for everything that turns them into the finished product.

Need blanks cut and prepped for your own production run? Waterjet Services — link in bio.

10/09/2026

Thick steel is where the waterjet really gets to work.

Cutting forging die blanks from roughly 1.8" thick S7 tool steel. The reel starts with the finished die set, then backtracks to the heavy S7 stock, thickness check, waterjet cut, and the freshly cut blank coming off the table.

S7 is a shock-resistant tool steel built for high-impact applications, making it a strong choice for forging dies like these.

Waterjetting lets us cut material this thick without putting a heat-affected zone into the steel, leaving a clean near-net blank ready for machining and the rest of the die-making process.

Need thick tool steel or custom parts cut? Waterjet Services — link in bio.

10/08/2026

Maker Camp 2026 is almost here.

This year, stop by the New Jersey Steel Baron Knife Making Tent for two hands-on classes:

🌹 Forge Your Own Knife — learn the fundamentals of bladesmithing and shape a piece of steel into a knife of your own.

🔪 Forge a Metal Rose — learn essential forging techniques while turning steel into something a little more decorative.

This reel is a preview of what you can expect, with Eldad walking Ben and Dan through some time at the forge.

🗓️ October 9–12
📍 Blackthorne Resort
East Durham, NY

Come make something, learn something, and spend the weekend around people who like building things as much as you do.

🎟️ Tickets at: catskillmountainmakerscamp.com

10/05/2026

The satisfying part after the waterjet finishes.

These knife blanks stay connected to the sheet by small tabs during the cut. Once the run is done, we work through the sheet, pop each blank free, and separate it from the remaining skeleton.

Tight nesting lets us fit a lot of different profiles into the material while keeping the blanks consistent from part to part.

Need your own knife designs cut? We handle prototypes, small batches, mixed-model runs, and larger production quantities.

Waterjet Services — link in bio.

10/04/2026

From sheet to liners.

Waterjetting Tiger Flipper liners from 1/8" 6Al-4V titanium for .

The sheet comes off the rack, gets checked for thickness, loaded onto the OMAX, and nested for the run. After cutting, the liners are separated from the sheet and stacked up for the next stages of production.

And there’s another reason we wanted to show this one: 6Al-4V titanium is coming to the NJSB website soon.

If you’ve been looking for titanium for folder liners, scales, hardware, or your own custom projects, keep an eye out. We’ll have more details when it goes live.

10/03/2026

From a sheet of .125" AEB-L to a stack of ready-to-work blanks.

Running the Buttercup and Mako designs for . The parts are tightly nested to make good use of the material, then the profiles, holes, and other features are cut on the waterjet before the blanks come out of the sheet and move on to the next stages of production.

AEB-L is a fine-grained stainless blade steel with a great combination of toughness, corrosion resistance, edge stability, and sharpening response — a solid choice for working knives like these.

Have a design you want to turn into repeatable blanks? We handle prototypes, small batches, mixed-model runs, and larger production quantities.

Waterjet Services — link in bio.

Address

289 Wagaraw Road
Hawthorne, NJ
07506

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

(973) 949-4140

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