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Old 06-01-2006, 08:47 AM
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That's a good question, Robert.

I'd like to, but I don't have the proper equipment, such as a quench tank. I'm quite familiar with heat treating carbon steels, but I like to show pictures in the classes as I go to demonstrate the work. I don't believe a picture of me quenching a blade in a container of transmission oil or olive oil would be very impressive.

Now if somebody would donate a gas furnace with protective atmosphere and an automatic quench I'd be happy to include that. Or even better, a vacuum furnace with automatic quench like D'Holder uses.

That wouldn't help most knifemakers though. Most don't have that equipment either.

Seriously, I prefer to make all my blades from various "stainless" steels, and I have everything necessary for that.
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