Dean Wyckoff
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Well, I'm currently working on a knife made of 01 tool steel. I also plan on starting a couple made from 440c. I've only ever treated some carbon damascus steel with good results, oh and also some old file steel that I made a knife from.
I have very limited tools for heat treating. I have a "one brick forge", a magnet, toaster oven and some oil for quenching. It was enough to do the carbon steel in the past and get good enough results for me. Can I do the same for the 01 tool steel? Can I treat it basically like carbon steel and heat to the curie point quench in oil and temper in the oven?
What about the 440c? I figured that 440c would be the most simple to treat of all the stainless but I'm probably wrong.
I promise to post pictures soon. I wish I had pics of my earlier projects, I may have to dig them up and post.
I have very limited tools for heat treating. I have a "one brick forge", a magnet, toaster oven and some oil for quenching. It was enough to do the carbon steel in the past and get good enough results for me. Can I do the same for the 01 tool steel? Can I treat it basically like carbon steel and heat to the curie point quench in oil and temper in the oven?
What about the 440c? I figured that 440c would be the most simple to treat of all the stainless but I'm probably wrong.
I promise to post pictures soon. I wish I had pics of my earlier projects, I may have to dig them up and post.