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  1. 45-70nut
    1/4" to 1/8". It will stab through a steel barrel well enough. How much testing do you guys normally do after heat treat, before finishing?
  2. 45-70nut
    Thank you. This was my first heat treat of a blade this long and I am still learning but I heated in a gas forge to about 1600 F and quenched in 150 F oil, and tempered @ 325 F. Not posting this as a recipe, only as a starting point.
  3. 45-70nut
    My first build is a stock removal 5160 blade. Blade length 22" OAL 32". A nerve racking quench and temper turned out a decent blade that flexes nicely and is hard. I wanted to get a feel for it before I try forging one.
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