Out sourcing heat treat

[Troy H]

Hi all,

As a new maker, I'm not set up to do my own heat treat. Who do you all recommend for this service? I'm aware of Paul Bos, but believe he has a minimum quantity.

Is there anyone you guys would recommend that does onesy twosy heat treats? Right now I'm using A2.

Thanks!

 

[bigern26]

Paul Bos does not have a minimum, I just sent 1 knife to him.

Otherwise there is Texas Knife Makers Supply
and
Peter's Heat Treat

 

[Troy H]

Okay. Outstanding! How long is the turnaround typically?

Thanks

 

[bigern26]

Right around a week to a week and a half!

 

[Phantom Steelworks]

Peters Hete Treat, Inc....All day long! Great service. Brad is a cool dude:thumbup:

 

[bigern26]

I agree, I use Peter's for all my oil quench steels.
But for stainless Paul Bos is the man!!

 

[melsdad]

I deal with Peters heat treat with my regular job. Great company to deal with!

 

[Sticky]

what kind of prices does peters charge?

 

[bigern26]

Around $15.00 a knife for just heat treat.
After $60.00 you can send up to 20 pounds and it stays at $60.00

Then just shipping.

 

[C_Kyle]

I also use Pete's.

 

[Dan Pierson]

Around $15.00 a knife for just heat treat.
After $60.00 you can send up to 20 pounds and it stays at $60.00

Then just shipping.

This is true if they are steels he can treat together in the batch. Brad seems pretty flexible in that: lots of air hardening steels can go together. Some can't (I'd be really surprised if A2 could go with much of anything else because it's preferred temperature is around 200 F lower than many others). Oil and air hardening obviously can't go together.

Still the deal is good enough that I hope to be sending him a mixed batch of 13C26 and CPM 3V later this year.

 

[GrizzlyBear]

Has anyone had good success with heat treating from Texas Knife?

 

[A. Brett Schaller]

D'alton Holder. Good prices on small quantities.

 

[bigern26]

Has anyone had good success with heat treating from Texas Knife?

my first knife(ats-34)was ht'ed by them, It seams pretty good but I will use Paul Bos for all stainless from now on.

 

[panch0]

Has anyone had good success with heat treating from Texas Knife?

I sent them 3 knives that I wanted at 59-60 RC an I got one at 57 one at 61 and the other at 62. I tried Peter's and they were spot on. I took them to get tested locally. TKS doen't do a hardness test and Peter's does. I haven't tried Bos yet.

 

[Ryan Minchew]

I don't use texas knifemakers supply. I never know if it will take 2 months or 3 weeks and I live in the same state. Paul bos is 1 and half weeks from me to him and him back to me.