Heat treating services near Calgary, AB?

[KentinCalgary]

Hello there,

Apologies if this is a repeat question, but my Google abilities have let me down so far - does anyone know of a bladesmith near Calgary, AB who offers heat treating services? I've found a few incredible bladesmiths (such as Brian Lyttle in High River), but he's a little far away and, to be honest, I'd be intimidated to ask such a renowned bladesmith for heat-treating on my terrible first attempt.

I'm in the midst of creating my very first blade, a Christmas gift for my father, and so far have used Aaron Gough's excellent YouTube videos to cut out and file my knife, and have assembled his filing jig to use tomorrow. I don't, however, have any way to heat treat the blade! I'm just an amateur woodworker, so metalworking/bladesmithing is completely new to me.

Thank you in advance for any ideas you guys may have!

Cheers!

 

[MikeTG]

Rob aka Knifemaker.ca is in Olds. He offers a heat treat service as well as anything else you need to make a knife.

 

[rustyrazor]

Rob aka Knifemaker.ca is in Olds. He offers a heat treat service as well as anything else you need to make a knife.

+1 for rob. he does a great job. i have tested some of his against peters and i can't tell the difference in using them... faster returns with the mail and you don't need to send in a lot of blades to get your money's worth, plus with the dollar in the toilet right now, it saves cash.