Hello all, I've sure got the "hots" for a heat treating oven (wife wants SS kitchen knives and say "buy oven" if that's what it takes) and am looking at the KnifeDogs version by Paragon that USAKnifemaker sells. My question is the 14" depth. That will cover 90% (maybe 99%) of my knives... I would like to make a big bowie much like the Musso bowie - that's a KNIFE!! My question, using 1084 steel (or 5160?), could I stick the blade in the oven, using soft firebricks to block up the opening with just the tang sticking out - would that hold the temperature ok for heat treating the simple steels I'd use for this size knife?
Just wondering - I can always use my propane forge for heat treating simple steels I'm sure, but would be neat to use the electric furnace for better temperature control if possible.
Thanks to all for input,
Ken H>
Just wondering - I can always use my propane forge for heat treating simple steels I'm sure, but would be neat to use the electric furnace for better temperature control if possible.
Thanks to all for input,
Ken H>