New video from Wetterlings

cityofthesouth said:
Shiny! Quenched in water? Some sort of quality test at 2:35?
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Quality test yes. The water quench probably indicates a simple carbon steel 1050 or 1060.

It has always pissed me off that the USA made stuff is to damn soft. The only thing I can figure is they are afraid to properly harden there axes. Would rather have the bits roll than chip to avoid a law suit?
 
I enjoyed this too. Unfortunate that it makes it appear that Wetterlings manufacture is consequence of a 'one man band' where some one "old cat" (with a hard liquor-induced proboscis!) effects an entire process from start to finish.
 
garry3 said:
Quality test yes. The water quench probably indicates a simple carbon steel 1050 or 1060.

It has always pissed me off that the USA made stuff is to damn soft. The only thing I can figure is they are afraid to properly harden there axes. Would rather have the bits roll than chip to avoid a law suit?
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Maybe it has to do with all the American hardwoods? I know when I'm in the field I'd rather have the edge roll than chip.
 
garry3 said:
Quality test yes. The water quench probably indicates a simple carbon steel 1050 or 1060.

It has always pissed me off that the USA made stuff is to damn soft. The only thing I can figure is they are afraid to properly harden there axes. Would rather have the bits roll than chip to avoid a law suit?
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If the Emerson Stevens video is any indication of early axe manufacturing, they quenched in a brine of some sort. Obviously that was some time ago, but I don't know how current outfits like Council or S&N do it now. Have you seen/heard?
 
cityofthesouth said:
If the Emerson Stevens video is any indication of early axe manufacturing, they quenched in a brine of some sort. Obviously that was some time ago, but I don't know how current outfits like Council or S&N do it now. Have you seen/heard?
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No I have not heard, but a brine or water is a pretty good indication of what steel they are using. For example Councils Velvet cut axes with 5160 would be an oil quench not a water or brine quench. There 1060 steel would probably be either brine or water, but they could also use a fast oil. An oil is slower as far as I know and would come out lower on the hardness scale I believe.

Whatever they are doing they no doubt have them hardened to where they are comfortable with them.
 
300Six said:
I enjoyed this too. Unfortunate that it makes it appear that Wetterlings manufacture is consequence of a 'one man band' where some one "old cat" (with a hard liquor-induced proboscis!) effects an entire process from start to finish.
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LMAO!
I thought it but 300Six said it.
 
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