sending 1095 for heat treat - questions

[jwesthurl]

I have 6 knives that I need to have heat treated and my previous knives were done by a local knifemaker who, I believe, is currently out of the country and I don't know of any other local makers.
My uncle told me somebody in his machine shop could do it but I was concerned that they may not know the proper way to heat treat 1095.

My questions are...Would somebody in a machine shop typically know how to treat 1095 and should I risk it?
After you tell me not to risk it, any suggestions on where to send a small batch of 1095 for heat treat?

Thanks

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Unless you have a friend that works in a machine shop they probably aren't gonna want to H/T blades for you. If they do they will probably charge the hourly shop rate which is usually pretty steep. If they are set up to do H/T they're probably not gonna know how to do 1095 properly.
I do H/T on oil hardening steels. Use the contact info. listed below to get in touch with me and I'll go over the prices and details.

 

[jwesthurl]

Thanks Darrin. My uncle said they would heat treat them for free but I'm not convinced they know how to do 1095. I'll send you an email for details.