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09-14-2017, 10:45 PM
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Good target hardness for A2...
I ran into a bunch of A2 cutoffs for free, and am hoping to turn it into blades. I've done a little A2 in the past, but to say I was stabbing around in the dark would be an understatement.
The vast majority of the steel is 5"X1", some 6"X1". So the blades will be B&T style, or small drop points. Basically smaller knives, Flat ground. The most likely applications would be utility and hunting. Not much chopping, I would think. My question is, what's a good target hardness, for A2 on a smaller knife? My Web reasearch shows a large range depending on the temperature of the tempering process. I'm just hoping to get some experienced opinions on the subject. Thanks in advance. 
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