Differentially heat treated composite blade

[bodog]

I have a ZT 0560CBCF. I'm pretty happy with its performance, but wouldn't mind knowing if the blade could be differentially re-heat treated to protect the braze and sandvik spine. I've kept it at about the factory angle of about 40 degrees but wouldn't mind dropping it down by about 8 degrees. Not that the second part matters.

I'm not looking for a Hamon and I don't believe stainless can really get a hamon anyway. Just want the S110v to be taken to a higher hrc without blowing out the sandvik or braze. Thanks for the input guys.

edit: by the way, I'm a complete rookie so don't think I'm retarded if I'm way way off base with the technicalities.

 

[Overmountain]

Why would you think Zero Tolerance didn't do a proper heat treatment of the blade to begin with? They seem to be fairly competent knife makers from what I've heard...

 

[Ionbond]

See Below..

 

[Ionbond]

You can Re-Heat Treat with any Controlled Atmosphere or Vacuum, Furnance just don't go over 1980 Degrees or the Copper Braze Material will start to melt, at about 2030/2050 it will flow.. Materials are always selected that Harden within this Range... the two materials in most cases are differentially hardened with the cutting edge being a higher Rockwell..

Darrell

 

[sunshadow]

I'm with LucyCustomKnives on this one, there are so many ways you can totally screw this up if you don't know what you are doing, and very few ways you can improve what is in your hand. Start your own knife using a simple steel, get some practice creating the knife you think you want in something like 1084 if you are going to do your own HT, or one of the CPM stainless steels if you are going to send it out. Rather than ruining something that you thought was good enough to pay a lot of money for, create something that is what you want

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