Home HT of 1095 and O-1!

[Taz]

Well, I heat treated 2 O-1 blades and 2 1095 blade with success today! they take and hold a great edge. I used an oxy-acetylene torch, quenched in Vege oil. just gotta temper then in the kitchen over, finished them up, and put handles on them! Consequently, I will get pics up this weekend or early next week and 2 of them will be for sale, hopefully! The ones that might be for sale are 2 of my first knives I ever made, so the plunges and grinds are a tad off, but they will still look nice and cut!

 

[Bruce Bump]

Taz, good job. Its satisfying to do your own heat-treating and torture testing. It will build confidence and help sell the finished knife. Bruce

 

[L6steel]

Yes Grasshoppa, you have done well!

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Take care!! Michael

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[This message has been edited by L6STEEL (edited 02-28-2001).]

 

[Michael Bennett]

Taz,

Great! Make sure you clean the blades of any residual oil before placing them in the oven. Otherwise, they will smoke!

Mike

 

[Taz]

I glass beaded them and got the oil off that way

Interesting finish with that! I am tempering them at 375 for 2 hours.

 

[Lynn]

Taz,
Don't forget that you need to temper right away. Delay in tempering will cause problems!
Still working on it, Lynn

 

[Taz]

Ok. I tempered them, and they seem fine. Hopefully I lucked out

they turned a nice straw/light goldish color.