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    Kiln as a Heat treat oven?

    I'm not sure if I can use this but I have an opportunity to pick up a Paragon Ceramic kiln brand new for $300 on CL is it worth it and can I use it for heat treating? Thanks! http://www.paragonweb.com/A-55B.cfm
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    0-1 Problem

    I recently forged 2 Nakiri's out of 0-1 bar stock relatively thin (1/16) and was grinding the tang to fit the handle. I dropped the blade and saw that there was a crack. Looking at it closer there were all sorts of cracks. I checked the other blade by tapping it with a hammer on the tang and...
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    Anvil question

    I'm looking for an anvil and found this one close by on Evil Bay, never heard of Bentley anvil before. If I can pick it up for under $200 is it a good deal? It does have some wear concerns but I thought for under 2 bills might not be a bad deal. Any thoughts? Thanks...
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    Heat treat oven question

    I have a propane forge for doing carbon blades (0-1 1084) and it seems to work pretty well. I recently had someone ask me to HT some A-2 so I'm thinking of building an electric heat treat oven. Obviously can't do that one in the forge. I have found numerous plans and sourced all the parts...
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    Another newbie from Eastern PA

    Hello all, Yet another newbie hobbyist here, been lurking for a while and admiring some of the talented work on this forum. I have a basic setup with a propane forge, anvil and belt grinder. I have hammered a few blades in the past year and fallen deeply into the vortex. Hope to learn a lot...
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