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that's Aldos steel I'm using.. I will update my findings when I bring the rest of the blades in to be tested and see how the rest of the blades fare in hardness....

10 mins isn't to long?? I think I only went 5 on this one.. I'll do that with a scrap piece and see how it goes to get this dialed in, I have a slew of it so I'm stuck with 1095 for a long time...

I used a thermometer and I'm really hoping this is the case, I've only quenched up to 4 blades at a time with no issues... after the last blade I was moving my tank and pulled out the thermometer it read 150*:what!: I wasn't paying attention to the temp as I wanted the blades out asap.. got...

Hi Doug thanks for responding so quickly.. I was quenching in canola oil at 130* within the second, quench is right under kiln.. The local HT guy has some quench he'd let me try out a couple gallons for free, I'll have to ask the specs on it and see if its a fast quench.. they mainly do 01...

Heat Treat FAIL !!!! *Update* couple questions for you guys.. first off steel is 1095 and I just got a 50 RC test off one of 6 blades I HT'd yesterday.. I tempered at 400 2x2 What do I need to do in order to re heat treat the blade.. ?? must I anneal it or can I simply retreat...

I will bring several heads in different weight if there's time and it generates enough interest maybe we can have a hawk hour or two :D

how about forging a hawk out of a ballpeen hammer??

**double post**

always have plenty of masking tape around :) this is a great tip !!! thanks, now if I ever try my hand at tooling, let alone leather.. :D

I was curious why some etch and some stamp.. personally all I've done is etch, but I've seen others stamp theirs and it only took a WHACK !! while I sit and line up my stencil and go through the whole etching process... stamping just seems faster.. and I'm curious why have you chosen one...

Gahagan, if you don't send it GLWJ, here's what you can do.. take a old cell phone charger or any transformer that plugs in, split the cord down the middle attach some alligator clips to the wire, attach the positive to your knife and use a Q-tip for the negative etch as before.... this is...

to help me even up my grinds I always tend to want to start on my weak side (left) hand first, I found it easier for me to match up my grinds with my strong side.. keep us posted on what you guys figure out..

looks like bolsters and much more coming soon :D or later.. :)

okay let me say this, I can go there on this computer with no problems or any pop ups I'm running malwarebytes anti-malware, Avast, and using Mozilla... after clearing my other computer I still have the same problem going to the site, but I'm not running the same software.... computer works...

its my first hammer-in and really don't know to expect, been wanting to go to one for a long while now.. as far as things to bring, what have you guys found most useful to bring while attending ??

I have a question::: I've already registered for this meet and I'm really excited about going, but I got to thinking..... I've never forged before am I going to be hindering the meet, should I not go?? is this for everyone or just those with experience?? I've made knives only from stock...

this happened yesterday and one of the mods started a thread in tech support to inform spark, i chimed in as I was unable to log into my other computer at all... i think its being looked into as I just tried to log on and that's the message I got.. some were able to clear the virus message...

Sweet !!!! on a side note I was just in Frisco last month, we planted the Mr. Clean car wash there.. :)

I'm In... I will call Beth tomorrow as I have a order to pay for as well... THIS is going to be Awesome !!!!

i'll clarify, I've ground out a bunch of blades as I get more familiar around the grinder, this is my 3rd knife I've actually finished 100% complete... the finish is a machine finish on a 360grit gator belt.. its really not polished per-say maybe pics make it appear more so....