heat treating cruwear............

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Scott Fulford

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I`ve been making quite a few neck knives lately and they`ve been selling like hot-cakes.
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I have been using 1084,it`s a breeze to heat treat,I also made a few in 440c,I oil quenched them 3 times as per Ed Fowlers instructions and they came out fine.I just ordered some more goodies from TKS and I couldnt help myself so I ordered a foot of cruwear.I want to make a couple or three neckers from this steel and I would like to heat treat it myself,from what I`ve read here it`s an air quenching steel but J.Hrisoulas` book "The Complete Bladesmith" says to oil quench it,can I?Have you?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
 
O.K. that answers my question about doing it myself.
Who heat treats cruwear?
Any help would be appreciated.
Scott
 
Paul Bos
1900 Weld Ave.
El Cajon, CA 92020
shop=1-619-562-2370
home=1-619-445-4740

He is about the best there is, IMO. ;)
 
Ok, you got some Cruwear and plan to make some knives out of it. Just be aware of the fact that making these knives out of Cruwear will be a LOT more work than making those knives out of 1084. You are going to want to do as much work before heat treating as possible. After heat treating, Cruwear is some of the toughest, most wear resistant stuff out there. Glazes over grinding belts very quickly. A real bear to hand rub a finish on also.

It's also not stainless, so care must be taken like any carbon steel. My comments are not meant to scare you away from Cruwear, as it makes an awesome blade that stays sharp a long, long time. Just be aware of the extra headaches.
 
To reinforce what Danbo stated...

Be aware that Cruwear will work harden fairly easily. What ever you do, do not over heat it while grinding. I have had it get so hard that it will knock grit off the belt. Do as much work on it prior to heat treat that you can. Once it is hardened, forget it.

I will say that it is worth it. It is a very good steel and will hold an edge for a very, very long time.

Texas Knifemaker's also heat treats it and charges extra to heat treat it over other steels.

C Wilkins
 
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