Can't seem to find any 1095 oil

[Tai Goo]

Isn’t it possible to think of heat treating more as an art form than a science?

… The “Art of Heat Treating“! ?

Or,… the “art of canola quenching” ?

Nathan's knife is on it's way. I sure hope he likes it. If it doesn't hold an edge,... it probably wasn't the canola's fault. LOL

 

[R.C.Reichert]

Tai, I always enjoy reading you posts. Good stuff!!

 

[cdent]

Isn’t it possible to think of heat treating more as an art form than a science?

Then we'd have to wonder about good and bad art. I'm just thinking it could be a time and effort saver to scientifically eliminate the bad art so as to not repeat mistakes. If the good art becomes repeatable and reliable, does it start to resemble science.

Tai, I'm gonna just ask, because it's interesting to me, what parts of heat treating are most affected or influenced by the geometry of a blade. Just in general, as you noted, nothing beats trying things out for yourself.

Thanks much for any tidbits, Craig

 

[Tai Goo]

"what parts of heat treating are most affected or influenced by the geometry of a blade." ?

Good question! The "Guru" could probably answer it better, but if you are asking me,... I'd say all parts are affected in one way or another,... but mostly heating and cooling rates.

Another question might be, "what parts of geometry are most influenced by heat treating?"...

"If the good art becomes repeatable and reliable, does it start to resemble science." ?

It starts to resemble "good science".

Art and science are essentially the same,... twin sons of different mothers, or something like that.

 

[Mitchell Knives]

Actually, Canola oil will likely work fine. Try it and test

I tried Canola oil mixed with mineral oil last weekend, and it seemed to work well. It was my first attempt at producing a hamon, and I was quite satisfied with the results. Thanks for the advice! I may try brine just to see what happens.