best quenching process for khukris

[Jesse Latham]

Knives cutting nails is a sales trick. It is done by grinding a thick edge that is not very sharp. This is basically the edge on a cold chisel. Most any knife with a thick blade can be sharpened to cut a soft iron nail. "Nail cutting knives" are usually much softer than user knives. They often are in the low Rc50's.

I mostly agree, except Nathan Crothers knives. I remember him chopping nails and blocks with knives made of A2.

 

[seanj]

I have a cat named Tiger...maybe that will work. I've always wanted to do a Kukri.

Seriously, more information would be helpful. If this is your first knife you might want to consider using one of the previously mentioned steels and send it out for heat treat. Also, for a first knife a Kukri would be extremely challenging.

 

[Taz]

Wait, I can pee on a knife and it's desireable?!?! Who knew my urine was so in demand!

 

[GRapp]

you'll have best results using cast iron, quenched in tiger urine.

I can't use urine anymore, my wife said it stinks like a WWI machine gun. With good results I've switched to Frank's Red Hot, I put that chit on everything.

 

[APS89]

Thanks for the lulz. I am not depressed anymore.

Can anyone share the video of the heat treatment & quenching process of top khukri manufacturers? Or atleast type the whole process in detail. ( My kami will use 5160 high carbon steel)

Thanks a lot.

 

[A.McPherson]

Yup, go to knifesteelnerds.com and look at Larrin's articles on HT. He's got all the info you could want for ht-ing carbon steels.