Sean Jones
Well-Known Member
I have a 3/32 1095 knife I've been working on that I heat treated today and I think I did things right.
I'm using a charcoal grill and a hair dryer as my forge. I put my steel into the coals after I had heated it up a bit with the hair dryer. Then I heated to non-magnetic and put the lid on the grill and let it sit for about two minutes.
I took it out and immediately put it in a canola oil quench and I didn't even get a sizzle let alone any flame. So I put the knife back into the fire and this time kept the hair dryer going on the blade until I had a nice cherry red(?) and non-magnetic once again.
I quenched again in the canola oil and got some flame this time which quickly went out on its own. I left it in the quench for about 1-2 minutes then pulled it out and put it in my little oven at 450 degrees for an hour and half.
Sound good? It's cooling now so I'll inspect for cracks later tonight. I had a very slight warp when I took it out of the oven which I've bent out (I think)
I hope I did this right. Put a lot of effort into my first knife from scratch.
I'm using a charcoal grill and a hair dryer as my forge. I put my steel into the coals after I had heated it up a bit with the hair dryer. Then I heated to non-magnetic and put the lid on the grill and let it sit for about two minutes.
I took it out and immediately put it in a canola oil quench and I didn't even get a sizzle let alone any flame. So I put the knife back into the fire and this time kept the hair dryer going on the blade until I had a nice cherry red(?) and non-magnetic once again.
I quenched again in the canola oil and got some flame this time which quickly went out on its own. I left it in the quench for about 1-2 minutes then pulled it out and put it in my little oven at 450 degrees for an hour and half.
Sound good? It's cooling now so I'll inspect for cracks later tonight. I had a very slight warp when I took it out of the oven which I've bent out (I think)
I hope I did this right. Put a lot of effort into my first knife from scratch.
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