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barny

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Hi guys,
I'm starting to make a knife from a file and my question is will lyme(sp?) work to harden it back up? Or will oil work better?
Thanks in advance,
Eric
 
Some use lime as they use vermiculite or ashes to slow cool steel for annealing.
 
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