CKVIHAV 304 Stainless Steel Sheets Metal 8" x 12" x 1/16" (1.60MM) Inch 304 Stainless Steel Plates 16 Gauge Stainless Steel Shim Stock Plates Metal Sheets for Crafting, Stovetop, Snow Frosted Surface

I've used this to make a couple larger than normal Nunivak style Ulu knives and one Fish River style Ulu as well and and it's worked extremely well. While not hardened, it still holds an edge through lots of kitchen usage on meats and veggies. And the Fish River style has been handy when skinning a couple deer, too.

Bent and crooked cuts not true to measurements.

I guess I was expecting this item to be slightly easier to manipulate with my metal working tools. The actual item came as described and it was really just a test to see what we would get.

What is there to say about a piece of sheet metal? I’ve used a couple pieces of this stuff for various small outdoor projects (e.g. mounting brackets) and it looks to be holding up well with no corrosion or discoloration, which is what I’d expect. I like 304 because it’s fairly easy to bend, cut, or drill. 1/16” is plenty thick enough for my use; any thicker and it would be hard to cut with my cheap bandsaw. The only annoyance is that if you forget to peel away the backing before cutting or drilling, heat is likely to cause the plastic backing to fuse to the metal. But that’s really not the manufacturer’s fault. One other note — this sheet comes with a brushed or mill finish, i.e. it’s not bright and shiny.

Purchased for a project and worked out okay. Only deducted a stat because once I removed the protective cover the metal sheet already had scratches on both sides. Warning- edges are really sharp but other wise very happy.