Support for blade while heat treating

[golfer1]

How and in what position do you support your knife blade during heat treating. What do you use to support the blade.

 

[Kevin McGovern]

When I used a small forge I held it so I could move the blade in and out to keep it even. With my oven, I cut some grooves in fire brick cut off from the oven build for blades to sit spine down. 1" angle iron with grooves cut in it also works. Although I suspect they will eventually be nothing but decarb.

 

[redbate]

Places that sells ceramic kilns and stuff will have ceramic holders with rods. Some knife making suppliers will have that too, you just use those to keep the blade upright.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Most all the knife suppliers sell blade racks for the HT oven. It is just a piece of ceramic with holes for stainless or ceramic rods. A piece of firebrick and some pieces of 1/8" stainless pin stock work just as well.
http://usaknifemaker.com/knife-maki...ade-fixture-mk1-designed-for-knife-ovens.html

 

[golfer1]

Thank you guys much, that is very helpful.