blade thickness

[D Showalter]

working on my 1st knife using ats34 steel. i believe i have my blade to thin for heat treatment what is to thin and what is peoper size?

thanks

 

[ERIK KNIVES]

I've been told you can take stainless to a .010 edge before HT. I've been at .012 to .015 with no problems.

 

[KennyB]

Are we talking about the thickness of the blade, or the thickness of the very edge before sharpening and heat treating?

 

[D Showalter]

well the 1st one ended up in the scrap pile, will keep trying. tks for the imput from all

 

[ERIK KNIVES]

how thick was the stock you started with?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Completing your profile could be quite helpful. VA is a big state, and there is no other info.

When posting a question, one should always give all the basic data - steel type and original thickness, blade type, method of construction ( kit,forge, or ground), and any other info that is important to the answer you request ( edge thickness,HT temps, etc.).