Originally, suffered from some confusion while ordering, but thanks to customer support, I was graciously taken care of. Steel is nice and straight, and drilled well, and grinds well, so it’s plenty soft enough to work with. If I could get some thicker, and maybe longer materials, I would buy my steel exclusively through Alec and his team. Will definitely buy again for blades under 7.5 inch overall length @1/8 inch.