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Hello, again, all!

My last thread was about my failed attempts with 1095. I've yet to get back to the grinder, sadly, so no new attempts.
But I got to thinking...you all are knowledgeable about these sorts of things, so help a fellow out and point him in the direction of people who do heat treatments in low quantities.
They end result won't be entirely mine but I suppose I'll have to compromise until I can afford a better setup or get the time to build my own stuff to be able to properly handle 1095.

It just seems disrespectful to have this perfectly good steel lying around waiting on me to get my act straight! ;)

Oh, and I apologize...I'm sure this question has been asked many times already. So, thanks for the patience once again.


Thanks again, all, and take care!
Joe
 
Joe:
I have my heattreating done by Peters' Heat Treating in Pa. Call Brad Stallsmith at 814-333-1782. He is their knifemaker connection. Really nice guy to talk to and they do a great job on their heattreating.

Marcel
 
You may want to read up on the stickies and switch to 1084, much more forgiving in the HT. I am not sure what equipment you were using but 1084 is alot easier.
 
onenotsaved said:
Hello, again, all!

My last thread was about my failed attempts with 1095. I've yet to get back to the grinder, sadly, so no new attempts.
But I got to thinking...you all are knowledgeable about these sorts of things, so help a fellow out and point him in the direction of people who do heat treatments in low quantities.
They end result won't be entirely mine but I suppose I'll have to compromise until I can afford a better setup or get the time to build my own stuff to be able to properly handle 1095.

It just seems disrespectful to have this perfectly good steel lying around waiting on me to get my act straight! ;)

Oh, and I apologize...I'm sure this question has been asked many times already. So, thanks for the patience once again.


Thanks again, all, and take care!
Joe
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I don't think there is any shame in getting someone to do your HT for you, and in some cases having the HT done by some of the more respected places can actually be a selling point. There is a lot to learn about proper HTing and when first starting out why not use the knowledge that is out there while you work out the process for yourself on smaller less important things.
Being Canadian I have been using Knifemaker.ca for their HT services and play around with the scrap pieces I have after making a knife. I heat them, quench them and then break them and study the grain. Some times I shape them into rough knife like objects before destroying them. I temper after the destruction and beat on them some more to see the results at all points of the process.
 
I have used Delbert Ealy several times and his pricing is very reasonable and his turnaround is very quick. I am a complete amateur when it comes to making knives but the ones I have made for myself have all turned out better than I expected. Mr. Dealy has heat treated the last 4 or 5 for me and I can recommend his services without hesitation. You can also send him just a single knife and he will do it. I have never sent more than two at any time. He also posts on Bladeforums.
Here is the link to his site:

http://www.ealyknives.com/
 
Patrick:
And such is my dilemma. I ordered a good sized quantity of 1095 before I realized this. I do have a bar of 1075 that I'm going to work soon, but I really want that 1095 used as well.
Thanks for the input!

Unky:
Very true. And I have plans on doing the same, actually. In the end, I still want to learn for myself but I also want to respect the steel. If someone else can do a part of the process that I can't right now in order to show such respect then I'm okay with letting them do it.
And, true, I actually hadn't thought it through so far as to figure it a selling point but you're quite right!
Thanks much!

Alex:
I will check him out. Thanks for the recommendation!



Once again, thanks to everyone and take care!
Joe
 
Another vote for Peters' HT, I've had excellent results from them. They do both carbon and stainless steels, can do cryo, and will Rc test each blade.

FWIW as a buyer I'd rather know a newer maker had their HT done by an experienced pro. There are just too many things to go wrong. Unky's way of having a pro do it, and comparing his own results to that makes a lot of sense.
 
James:
I've contacted them and they certainly seem to know their stuff. They're a bit pricey for what I'm looking for, thought I'm sure it would be well worth it.
Once again, that's good advice that I need to take into serious consideration.
Looks like I have some experimenting ahead of me! :D

Thanks for the input and take care!
 
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