I'm sorry to post a new topic about this but I can't seem to find this information by myself. Does anyone know of any good suppliers for steel bars that can be used for stock removal? I've tried google-ing (I guess that's a verb) it and I don't get the results I'm looking for. Any help would be appreciated. :)

Security steel supply company. They come in 22 foot bars so you should probably ask them to cut it for you.

Not sure what type of steel you need specifically, but you could try http://www.onlinemetals.com/. They will sell small quantities, offer some cutting services and ship fast.

Where are you located? That will make a big difference.

Try asking on some of the knife forum sites. If you're in Europe, try asking on British Blade Forums.

http://jantzsupply.com/index.html
Tons of knifemaking supplies, not just metal.

Steve 1008 cold rolled steel is typically whats refered to as "mild sheet steel" in harware stores and metal stores, is suitable for armouring and is what we get in.

Thanks everyone for your help! I'm sure one of these will get me what I need :)

I'll be sure to post up the finished products :D

does anyone know how you tell the carbon content of the steel?

for swords i use truck leaf springs (1/4 inch thick)and for knives i use light trailer springs(1/8 inch thick) from the local scrap yard.
for stock removal these work good because they are 5160 and already have the right temper to hold an edge and be flexible.
plus they are really cheap.
i forge to shape so i temper anyway. but ive had good results either way.

If it helps anyone,I use old circular saw blades and stone saw blades as a source for my knives,a reasonably good steel,tool steel or similar alloy I am told.

Any good Patternwelded ("Damascus") billets suppliers?

There are a few folks selling pattern welded billets on Ebay these days.

Jantz Supply, mentioned above, sells pattern-welded billets, in a variety of flavors (mix of steel layers).
Not certain if they offer sizes beyond 18" long however.