Paul Bos´ earlier post on SV30 Heat-Treat
"Temper @ 625-650 deg F. for 2 hrs. @ temp. Repeat 2 to 3 times. Final R\C-59.5-60. I do 3 tempers for hard use blades. for a higher R\C I temper @ 400 deg. F for 60-61."
Buck Knives PR on #172 Buck/Mayo TNT
§ Continuous belt furnace heat treated in controlled atmosphere by Paul Bos
§ Double tempered for toughness
§ Hardened to RC61 for superior edge retention
Now does this mean that we got the temper @ 400 deg. to get RC61 and the double-temper "only" instead of 3 tempers for hard use blades ?
Don´t get me wrong - I´m not questioning Paul, Tom or anyone at Buck - actually I can´t wait to get mine - just curious.
Klaus
"Temper @ 625-650 deg F. for 2 hrs. @ temp. Repeat 2 to 3 times. Final R\C-59.5-60. I do 3 tempers for hard use blades. for a higher R\C I temper @ 400 deg. F for 60-61."
Buck Knives PR on #172 Buck/Mayo TNT
§ Continuous belt furnace heat treated in controlled atmosphere by Paul Bos
§ Double tempered for toughness
§ Hardened to RC61 for superior edge retention
Now does this mean that we got the temper @ 400 deg. to get RC61 and the double-temper "only" instead of 3 tempers for hard use blades ?
Don´t get me wrong - I´m not questioning Paul, Tom or anyone at Buck - actually I can´t wait to get mine - just curious.
Klaus