Can Someone Heat Treat My Blade?

First, what kind of steel is it.

I'll be glad to do it in my knife oven but you'll have to remove the discolorization and any decarb (I don't want to take a chance on the grinder with someone elses blade). I have foil to keep the decarb down.

I won't charge you anything except shipping BUT If you want the best, Paul Bos is supposed to be the master at heat treat.

Roger
 
heres the thing,,,,,,,,,,,, ( the blade isnt even made) ,,,,,,,,,,,,, would i sharpen the blade first and ship it? or let u heat treat it and then i sharpen it? :D
 
what i meant to sayy was i may use 01 tool steel



and if i want to make a guard,,,,,,,, for my precious fingers, would i get that heat treated too?
 
How far do yo live from Michigan? I can show you how to make those fancy blade patterns. It ain't easy, but it is fun and addicting:)

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DO NOT sharpen the edge. Sharpen the edge after the knife is complete (finished and ready for delivery). Don't make the edge too thin or it may warp in the quench. Don't leave it too thick or you'll play hell sharpening it. Grind the edge to about 0.025 to 0.030 inch thick but a little less than 0.025 should be okay.

No, the guard or bolster does not need heat treating.

O1 steel is a great choice to start with and alot of makers stay with it.

Roger
 
rlinger IT WONT BE SHARP lol



and damn i forget your name was it ll something? about the patterns i live 1 hour from port huron michigan, i dont think id be able to go see u though.................
 
ArmlessBandit

Have you thought of buying a book on how to make knives? All the information you need is right here in the forum, but its not organized and layed out the same way it is in a book. I have "how to make folding knives" by Lake, Centofante, and Clay. Its really good, has tons of pictures and detailed instructions on how each one makes a knife. I keep it next to the workbench to refer to from time to time. There are lots of good books on basic knifemaking that you might enjoy reading/find helpful. If you search this forum for "books" you can probably find some good titles to look into. You can also check out whats available from www.kovalknives.com
 
There is also a good book, that I like, on heat treating tools steels. And, there is a bunch of tool steel heat treating info right here on the forum.

Which brings me to this: O1 is a oil quench steel. I will not be able to use the foil wrap to hold the decarb down because the blade won't quench properly if I use it. So, there will be 2 to 3 thousandths decarborization all around. Try to keep the edge to about 25 to 30 thousanths inch; 25 thousanths should be just about right.

Roger
 
rlinger,





What? ok i know you cant use the foil idea,,,,,, but can you still heat treat it?

if so, what thickness should i make the blade? someone said about 2 pennies thick
 
Sure. I'll heat treat it and temper it. I'll even cryo it if you pay for the dry ice (about 5 to 7 bucks US). After this one though I would like for you to learn to heat treat (and I'm sure you want to), especially if you wish to work with the simple (high) carbon steels (such as O1).

I can't answer your question about how thick you should make your blade unless I know what type knife you are making. I have been using 1/8th inch and 5/32 inch steel for 8 inch hunters. I am making a smaller, 6 3/4 inch knife using 3/32 inch steel.

Roger
 
GAH how can i heat treat if i dont h ave a forge?!?!?!?!?!!!!?!?!?!?!







im makin a bush knife, its gona be big fixed, and full tang, its gonna be a thicker knife, but the back is gona be a wee bit thinner for skinning game
 
After the blade is heat treated, yes, you can easily cryo your own blade if you can get dry ice. Those that can budget a 'dewar' prefer using liquid nitrogen.

I have been getting about 5 to 7 pounds of it (mine comes in pellets) for a hunter size blade. I put it in a small styrofoam cooler and put that cooler in a larger cooler. I then bury the blade in the dry ice. I place the cooler in the refridgerator to help keep the dry ice for a longer period of time. If I could get it in the freezer I would. The dry ice lasts about 2 1/2 days for me.

When there is no more ice I leave the blade alone in the fridge for several hours more to help keep it from coming up to room temp. too rapidly.

Roger
 
Hey Armless..

Guys

Don't mean to step on any toes here...

I've got an HT service you can use, within Canada..

Drop me a note, and I'll set you up...

ttyle

Eric...
 
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