Heat Treating Knives, Blades etc

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1. Food Safe Quenching

   By Gyron R., June 3, 2019
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   • BIGGUNDOCTOR
   • June 3, 2019

3. edge retention

   By dickb, April 14, 2019   

   • alloy comparison
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   • Steve Sells
   • April 14, 2019

4. Elmax HT suggestions

   By MCalvert, April 4, 2019
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   • MCalvert
   • April 4, 2019

5. Leaf spring making from mild steel? 1 2

   By Dan_the_DJ, November 2, 2018
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   • Dan_the_DJ
   • March 15, 2019

6. First heat treat in years.

   By DickyPitts, March 10, 2019
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   • Frosty
   • March 11, 2019

7. High Carbon Stainless Harbor Freight Machete, Cut, Grind, HT

   By A2IronNewb, March 10, 2019
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   • ThomasPowers
   • March 10, 2019

8. Treated steel too brittle

   By lyuv, February 18, 2018
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   • ThomasPowers
   • March 8, 2019

9. 1095 heat treat problem

   By Sharkfood, December 30, 2018
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   • Sharkfood
   • February 20, 2019

10. Help with pruning shears

    By ManducusTheClown, January 27, 2019   

    • shears
    • scissors
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    • ManducusTheClown
    • January 28, 2019

11. Does canola oil go bad?

    By chris freeman, January 23, 2019
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    • chris freeman
    • January 23, 2019

12. Question about soaking

    By FatFrumos, January 17, 2019
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    • FatFrumos
    • January 17, 2019

13. request for heat treating temperatures.

    By toadboy65, December 24, 2018
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    • Sly
    • January 15, 2019

14. Novice question

    By Camoman, December 24, 2018
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    • Camoman
    • December 30, 2018

15. I need help with tempering

    By Dan_the_DJ, December 27, 2018
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    • Buzzkill
    • December 27, 2018

16. Do I need to temper after differential heat treatment

    By Shank's shanks, December 15, 2018
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    • ThomasPowers
    • December 16, 2018

17. New to metal, having issues with Heating

    By Blake D, December 5, 2018
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    • Glenn
    • December 6, 2018

18. Lab oven for tempering?

    By JHCC, November 25, 2018
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    • Irondragon Forge ClayWorks
    • November 26, 2018

19. Overheating and reducing grain size

    By lyuv, November 14, 2018
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    • Latticino
    • November 14, 2018

20. tongs for tempering knife blades

    By dickb, November 5, 2018   

    • differential tempering
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    • ThomasPowers
    • November 5, 2018

21. ball pein hammer material and heat treat/temper?

    By windancer, October 27, 2018
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    • ThomasPowers
    • October 29, 2018

22. Knife won't harden.

    By Conrad.blacksmithing, October 9, 2018
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    • Conrad.blacksmithing
    • October 11, 2018

23. Quench oil recommendation

    By Luis Vernabe, July 25, 2018
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    • Strike
    • September 25, 2018

24. Heat treat fracture, or hammering too cold?

    By Lar45, August 20, 2018
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    • Rhyfelwr
    • September 12, 2018

25. Forestry harvester chansaw bars

    By Zrognak, August 16, 2018
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    • ThomasPowers
    • August 20, 2018

26. 52100 tempering?

    By Lar45, August 4, 2018
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    • SLAG
    • August 9, 2018