Tiller tines

Raymond Richard

Raymond Richard

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This past weekend I did the Washington Knife Show in Kelso. Just about everyone that knows me knows I'm a sucker for old steel. Anyway a fellow I have know from shows since I first started making gave me a box of tiller tines that were marked with Ortulan stamped on each blade. Anyway I emailed this one outfit and they hadn't the slightest idea as to what the steel was. The fellow said that Ortulan would contract out the blades and then they would put there mark on them. Here's a list of steel that I'm pretty sure they aren't: 10 series, 5160, 52100, L-6 and the W series. My thoughts are now that I own the best steel ever for making knife blades. First picture has what the original tine looked like before I annealed and flattened them out. Also a picture of the first blade that is totally heat treated. I hardened the blade in Texaco Type A slow quench and it hardened up fine and did a 400 degree temper. Part of the deal for these blade was for me to make the giver a knife out of them.

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I can see Nopey (Gumby's dog) in there somewhere.
Looks like a great cache of future work!
Kind of reminds me of all the plow blades, tiller tines, and cultivater shovels I have thrown away years before I ground my first blade.
Ray...did your buddy say anything about you making me a blade for the treasure? He was supposed to.....
 
Lagrange said:
I can see Nopey (Gumby's dog) in there somewhere.
Looks like a great cache of future work!
Kind of reminds me of all the plow blades, tiller tines, and cultivater shovels I have thrown away years before I ground my first blade.
Ray...did your buddy say anything about you making me a blade for the treasure? He was supposed to.....
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Funny, I don't recall hearing that. The knife is coming along real good. Got the sheath about done also. I took this photo yesterday.

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I made a major discovery in my search to find out what steel the tines are. I'd found a place locally that would do the testing. After the fellow quoted me a price it helped job my brain. I remembered I had some O-1 that I'd forgot about. I sparked it and then I sparked the tine and the spark was almost identical. Funny the heat treat I did was about perfect for O-1. I knew it was good steel but I didn't think it was that good. Anyway I called that fellow that quoted me the price and thanked him for jogging my brain. Nice to know there is help here if I need it.
 
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