Desert Ironwood Bowie (really nice wood) pic.

Matt. Good looking blade.
On the 3V annealing, It takes up to 18 hours in a well controlled oven to do it correctly. A pain in the rear, but worth it.
You can get it down to the low 40's R-C in about 12 hours, (40 degrees per hour 'til furnace is black then turn off ) That should work OK for a fixed blade, but for a folder the long hard road is a must (pivot hole, thumb stud hole, ETC.). High Roc drills work up to RC 60+ but are fragil as glass, High priced too.


smile.gif
 
Matt,Ironwood contains a natural pesticide/insecticide,stonger by far than anything ortho, or any others make commercially.There are other nasties in it also,some or all of which can cause fungal like infections of the lungs,which can lead to more serious things,as if those werent bad enough.You might try a dual cartridge filter,and include a dust pre filter.By the way,xlnt.,Knife.

------------------
MJH
 
Pete, thanks for the annealing tip, it will have to wait until i get a controled furnace.... and a little more patience.

MJH, i think you bring up some interesting facts about ironwood, i really do think that it gave me a lung infection. I really didnt think it or any other wood could do that, but im wrong, and luckily have learned a lesson. I wear my respirator with fresh cartridges all day in the shop.



------------------
"Never hit a man unless you must, but if you must, knock him down" Teddy Roosevelt.

www.lameyknives.com
 
Dang Matt,You sure are making it hard on me to keep up with you!!!!!
That sure is a SWEET looking Blade you did...
Bruce

------------------
Bruce Evans Handcrafted Knives
The soul of the Knife begins in the Fire!!!!!
Member of,AKTI#A000223 and The American Bladesmith Society
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top