1st time working with AEB-L

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I have noticed when it gets thin, it seems to be a little more "Bendy" then high carbon pre HT.
I assume once it is HT'ed it will be fine?
 
Also 14c28n, as annealed is very soft...in thin sections be careful while filing as it bends.
Heat treated is all right.
 
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That's not the only steel that gets soft. I no longer anneal my W2 to avoid the issues you can have by giving a hypereutectoid steel the "kitty litter" treatment, but when I used to do it, this is how soft it would get. All of those bends were done by hand in a bench vise. The blade is like .165 thick at the ricasso and doesn't taper a lot until about halfway out. :D
stezann said:
Also 14c28n, as annealed is very soft...in thin sections be careful while filing as it bends.
Heat treated is all right.
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jdm61 said:
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That's not the only steel that gets soft. I no longer anneal my W2 to avoid the issues you can have by giving a hypereutectoid steel the "kitty litter" treatment, but when I used to do it, this is how soft it would get. All of those bends were done by hand in a bench vise. The blade is like .165 thick at the ricasso and doesn't taper a lot until about halfway out. :D
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Now that is "Bendy" :)
 
The funniest part is that I did that in 2006 and for a number of years after that, typically once or twice a year, I had a recurring nightmare about one of my hardened W2 bowie blades going all bendy like that just as I was ready to send it to a customer. :D
jtwodogs said:
Now that is "Bendy" :)
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