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Old 01-22-2016, 10:10 PM
Doug Lester Doug Lester is offline
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I started out with 1095 from Admiral. I didn't use canola oil but I did use what is referred to as Goddard's Goop and it just wasn't fast enough. I had to resort to brine. I think that most makers on these boards who still use 1095 at least use a purpose made rapid quenching oil.

As far as quenching goes I would also recommend that you start out at 400? and then test the edge. If it is too hard you can always boost the temp up by 25? and do another cycle until you get the performance that you want out of that blade. You then make a note of that for future blades made with your equipment. If you make the blade too soft by starting out with a higher tempering temperature you will have to repeat the hardening process and decrease the tempering temperature to find the sweet spot. It's just easier to sneak up on the right temperature from below than from above.

Doug


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