Hi Guys,
quick question regarding air hardening steel.
I dont do my own HT but I have seen that when guys treat air hardening steel, they take it from the heat source and place it between 2 pieces of metal or steel, mainly to keep it straight? When this happens though, the parts of the knife that are in direct contact with the other steel will of course cool quicker than a section that was maybe thinned with grinding or filing, for instance if you grind the bevels before HT.
Will this maybe affect the hardness compared to the sections that were in contact with the other steel?
In the past I have always ground the bevels in before HT but now I am wondering if this the right approach.
Can you please advise?
Thank you,
Mike
quick question regarding air hardening steel.
I dont do my own HT but I have seen that when guys treat air hardening steel, they take it from the heat source and place it between 2 pieces of metal or steel, mainly to keep it straight? When this happens though, the parts of the knife that are in direct contact with the other steel will of course cool quicker than a section that was maybe thinned with grinding or filing, for instance if you grind the bevels before HT.
Will this maybe affect the hardness compared to the sections that were in contact with the other steel?
In the past I have always ground the bevels in before HT but now I am wondering if this the right approach.
Can you please advise?
Thank you,
Mike