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Just curious as I am not the most qualified but what kind is it a friction type folder your making. Ive been wanting to make one of the older style ones. I think you could do it although it would be easier to start with thinner stock. Would be a good test of your forging ability I imagine.

Sounds fun Ill give it a go.

Bubba question for you. Does hanging them to cool help prevent warp from uneven cooling of the steel. Just curious because I occasionally have an issue with knife blades I forge that look straight but later when I go back they are very crooked. Was thinking maybe it was from setting them on my...

Scott I read up a little and it looks like minimum accepted hardness for bearing components is 58HRC and are generally in the 60 to 64HRC which was listed as the optimum hardness for E52100

Wanted to add that the lauri blades that you can get are also 80crv2 from what I have read. There differential heated ones have an edge at 62HRC. Pretty nice blades.

Ok well thats good then. I did a blade today. Kind of treated it like I do 52100 and quenched in warm canola. As quenched was right at 66hrc. I think thats pretty good. Tested it several times.

Excellent looking blade. So is that grind a normal grind followed up with like a mini scandi grind? Looks good.

What HRC are you guys getting with this stuff pre temper. Just curious to see where I am at with this steel.

Ive been using basically this same process in my forge with aldo's 521 and have had excellent results. My temps are not as refined but basically the same idea. I quench in warm canola oil though. I only use it for this steel. I have been getting 66-67HRC pre temper repeatedly. Have had great...

Im in for wed as well. These actually look like great kits.

Very cool vid. Depressing but very cool.

Different type of metal for one. Also is it thicker in areas, which means more metal to get up to temp and move. I have only been playing with forging for a little while and there is a huge difference between things like 1084, W2, L6, and 8670 all of which I have played with.

Those are some amazing knives. Ive gotta ask what process you go thru for getting the bolsters on there and everything etched properly. I didnt see any pins (could of missed it) it all looks pretty much perfect.

Well here are my two dogs (well the little one is the wifes and the bigger guy is more daddies boy), both CL mutts. No idea what Loki the bigger one is, Ivan the little guy is pom/chuwaha/pug cross (i think hes mostly rat lol). Both great dogs.

Those look really good Raymond. One thing that caught my eye is the nice distinction between the wood in the handle and the bolsters/spacers.