I agree with Ken. I plate quench with aluminum and have found that due to the nature of aluminum it draws heat rapidly from other heated metals. I believe it makes little or absolutely no difference if the plate is touching the entire blade surface. IMO it would only be micro seconds for the...
I have some in my shop but have not made a blade with it yet. The gent where I buy my steel from provided the following info on Nitro V. He's pretty knowledgeable and also has a heat treat business so should know what he is talking about.
He says:
"Early Heat Treat recommendations are similar...
Best of luck with your grinder build from a fellow canuck. From New Brunswick and now live in Alberta. I build knives part time and I'm sure you'll get as addicted to it as much as the rest of us. Check out Ed Caffrey's posts and his new tutorials that can be downloaded from his site. All top...
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I have a disability where hand sanding for any longer than 10 minutes has me crying like a little girl. To assist, I also use a random orbital sander with various grits. It has saved me tons of time and if it allows me to make knives which I love to do then I make no apologies.