PetrifiedWood
Well-Known Member
I have an Evenheat kiln, so heating the steel to a fairly accurate temperature shouldn't be a problem.
But I don't have the funds to buy thick aluminum plates right now for plate quenching, or to arrange for cryo treating either. I can get dry ice if absolutely necessary, but liquid nitrogen would be really hard to come by in my small town.
Are there any stainless steels suitable for knife making that can be heat treated similar to the O1 I have been working with?
The reason I'm interested in this is that I recently got a blast cabinet to do surface prep on my knife tangs. Well, the finish it leaves is a really pleasing matte finish, but I also know that a high polished finish is more rust resistant than a matte finish. So I want to try a stainless blade with a nice blasted matte finish.
But I don't have the funds to buy thick aluminum plates right now for plate quenching, or to arrange for cryo treating either. I can get dry ice if absolutely necessary, but liquid nitrogen would be really hard to come by in my small town.
Are there any stainless steels suitable for knife making that can be heat treated similar to the O1 I have been working with?
The reason I'm interested in this is that I recently got a blast cabinet to do surface prep on my knife tangs. Well, the finish it leaves is a really pleasing matte finish, but I also know that a high polished finish is more rust resistant than a matte finish. So I want to try a stainless blade with a nice blasted matte finish.