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I have some questions on damascus use in knife blades. I have some thunderforge damascus and was wondering ....
1. When you heat treat this in a oven do you wrap it in tool wrap like stainless or do you just put it in the oven at temperature? Information I have says heat to 1400 or 1500 degrees or non magnetic.
2. Sheet that came with this says it is either O1 or 1095 and quenching suggest using oil (olive oil) or brine (homemade high concentration salt water). Which would you use?
3. Sheet warns about cracking the blade when you quench. So what causes these cracks and how do keep it from happening?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Tony Huffman
thuffman@texinet.net
Sporting Clays & Shotguns ... my other bad habit!
1. When you heat treat this in a oven do you wrap it in tool wrap like stainless or do you just put it in the oven at temperature? Information I have says heat to 1400 or 1500 degrees or non magnetic.
2. Sheet that came with this says it is either O1 or 1095 and quenching suggest using oil (olive oil) or brine (homemade high concentration salt water). Which would you use?
3. Sheet warns about cracking the blade when you quench. So what causes these cracks and how do keep it from happening?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Tony Huffman
thuffman@texinet.net
Sporting Clays & Shotguns ... my other bad habit!