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from Knife Chat Jan 16, 2009 [m_brothers] blade warping -> straightening? [markb] Will the edge burn in an oven electric controlled temp? [Finnr] I leave the edges about the thickness of a dime when hardening [brucegodlesky] warping?? normalize normalize normalize [steve sells] most the time by leaving a little extra thick at edge we can avoid burning [steve sells] thin sections will heat faster than thick [steve sells] they also loose heat faster and can cause a failure in the hardening precoss from that too [m_brothers] same here art, about a dime, i didnt call it a dime, i called it about 1/16" [brucegodlesky] Keep the blade moving back and forth in the fo…

From Knife chat. Jan 16, 2009 [m_brothers] could I weld a crack in the top of his blade, spine area, it's all the way through, if I grind it out and the weld, and whatever, is it still usable? knife will be preheated to 300F for welding then will be put back in oven at 300 for 15 minutes, then allowed to cool down slowly you can try but most welds will always show and it may never talk a beating as before. Many times its best to remake the blade. Any other opinions on this ? I am not concerned about it showing to be honest [Finnr] there is the chance too that you have micro cracking that dosen't show [m_brothers] & what rod should I use?? im thinking s-e-3 rod […