Some short time back I removed myself from the heat treating buisiness because of my full time knife maker situation. That really freed up a good bit of time for me and I really did need to get out of heat treating for others because of that. Today I received a request from one of us and my immediate thought was to stick by my decision. Except for two things I would too. It is a fellow I like helping and the opportunity to be one of the first kids on the block to heat treat the brand new Crucible particle 154CM. Since I will agree to that for him I will open back up again for any others of us BUT only until Paul Boss gets back to it. That way I am not doing anything unfair to others. I understand Paul is on the verge of starting back up so I should not have much of a wait. As soon as Paul starts again I stop COMPLETELY. If, for some reason, it takes a long time for Paul to start back up I will still end this in a few weeks. I owe IG and ol'Hickery a heat treat any time they choose and maybe another I have forgotten, but except for those that WILL be it. I hope I don't get many but I will be there for you until Paul starts up. Prices will remain the same as before. Oil quenching steels are more expensive.
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