Heat treating 36" OAL 3V

[J. Rosa]

Anybody know a good reliable place where I can send a 36" OAL blade of CPM 3V for heat treat? Not sure if I'm right or not but I recall Paul Bos's specs being just a few inches shy of my needs.... Any help would definitely be appreciated.

 

[butcher_block]

if i had the kiln i would
(would also be making a sword too)
i want to build a 4x4-6x36inch kiln for fun projects like this

 

[J. Rosa]

That would be sick.

An edit:

Looks like Peters may be the place. Just sent an email to confirm and get a rough estimate.

 

[TekSec]

That's a big :thumbup: for Peters'!

 

[butcher_block]

let me know how that goes as i might make a toy depending on cost and turnaround/how clean the blade is

Looks like Peters may be the place. Just sent an email to confirm and get a rough estimate.

 

[J. Rosa]

let me know how that goes as i might make a toy depending on cost and turnaround/how clean the blade is

Sure thing.

 

[Kim Lau]

Making a 3V sword I see... Any sneak peeks?

 

[fishface5]

Hey can I ask where you got the bar stock? I want to do the same thing, I'm looking at something slightly shorter, a nice 28" long zombie-lopper

 

[J. Rosa]

Although 3v is forgable I am using stock removal. Not sure if you were looking for something in a round bar or not but either way you can contact Crucible directly and they will get you what you need providing they have it in stock. As I said I just get flat billets to the width and thickness I need and they all come 36" long. I don't think they have anything descaled so keep in mind that the steel will finish thinner than the scaledd stock you buy. you could also try alpha knife supply but they may not have what you need. edit: no sneak peaks just yet. I'm working on 3 designs so hopefuly soon I'll have something to test. this has take a very long time.

 

[J. Rosa]

Just wanted to update. I got hitched, moved, and had a car accident which prolonged everything but I sent something in to Peter's HT. I didn't send in a 36" OAL piece yet but did send a 31" OAL piece to Peter's HT. It came back straight and in great condition and I can see the marks from the hardness testing which is a great sign. Brad Stallsmith was excellent in helping me and very kind communicating through emails. I recommend Peter's for blades this size and larger. This is a dao influenced recurve. Bit of a fantasy piece but I like it and the dao is something i am familiar with. Now I have to clean it up and put some scales on it.

 

[S.Knowles]

That looks pretty sinister..... I like it!


Shawn