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I'd delete it, but I'm not a moderator.

I tried to ignore it, but here I am.

:D :D :p :p :D :D

Matthew
 
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Hi Mr. Fowler.
Thought about that but didn't want this to turn into another one of those threads that doesn't get ignored!:) I change it though to something else as Please delete probably is misleading in some way.:o

If you check back here though, I have been wondering how your heat treating methods have changed since you recieved your oven. I ask not only out of curiosity but also because I received an oven myself for Christmas and was wondering how you changed your methods. I am using 0-1 but followed your instructions in Blade Magazine, even putting the knife in the freezer over night!:D Now that I have an oven I don't need to use a torch but I am wondering now how to go about heat treating my carbon steel knives becuase now the whole blade will come up to heat not just the edge. Do you quench differently or is there something else I also need to do? Have you noticed a difference in how your knives perform useing the oven as opposed to a torch?
Thanks Mr. Fowler for not only helping the knife making industry thrive by sharing you knowledge but also for helping me to get into knife making.
 
Hello Robert: My Paragon is used to temper blades, it allows precise and repeatable operations. To properly temper the blade must be held at temperature for two hours them allowed to cool down slowly. As usual three seperate cycles. 52100 will gain in performace for every step you do right.
When hardening I use the torch to be able to quench at exactly the point of decalesence on a rising heat. The longer at critical temp the greater the probability of grain growth. Thus the benefit of multiple quench, nearly complete transormation with out the soak time.
The Paragon allows me to do what I call a 'bladesmith anneal' after normalizing heats. I go to 1,000 f. and hold for two hours, let it cool down slow, then again repeat in 24 hours after a night in the home freezer.
The Paragon is one of my most cherished knife making friends, it gives me the freedom to do the experiments I want to do and is totally dependable.
Glad that you found my thoughts interesting and got into knife making. Welcome to the world of knives.
We got to be careful about too much knife stuff in this or they might not delete it!
 
damned human nature LOL
 
NO!...I WON'T do it, and you CAN'T make me do it, so THERE!.:D.:D.
 
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