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Frosty

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  • Location
    Meadow Lakes Alaska
  • Biography
    Real name's Jerry Frost. I've lived in Alaska for 37 years. Been a hobby smith since I was maybe 10.
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    metal working of all kinds leaning towards blacksmithing.
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    Retired equipment operator

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  1. RToons

    Looked at associates forge today! He does NOT forge but STOCK REMOVAL. He buys 1095 Annealed, shapes his knifes, Heats treats with coal then places in oven at 450 for 1 hour lets cool slowly then repeat one more time. He said this is to take brittle out of heat treated knife? Have you heard of this before?

    I am still not sure coal is for me due to it burns quick and I am slow & want to FORGE, ie BEAT with hammer to get frustrations out! LolRof. It seems coal is good for heat treat but for in/out to forge metal seems constant attention to fire is required. Where propane allows as much time as I like to heat/beat/heat, etc...

    One other question: a magnet NOT sticking to heat treated steel just taken from forge will let you know if heat was enough and eady to quench? 

    Your thoughts would be appreciated.

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