Who Heat Treats FF knives?

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I'm very much interested aspects of knife making and do a lot of research on the subject.

I realize that a lot of makers (that make knives in quantity) send out for HT.

Andy, or anyone that knows. Who does the HT for these knives?

Btw, I did search and didn't find an answer.
 
thurin said:
Take a look at this picture thread on Dylan Fletcher's forum. Dylan and Andy share a shop. Includes some pics of their Heat Treat setup.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...ures-from-Around-the-Shop-and-some-WIP-Knives
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Sweet. Something tells me I'd fit right in in that shop. :D

Secretly I hoped that they did their own ht, but would understand if they didn't. Kind of surprised, but looking forward to putting their work through its paces.

Thanks for the info and the link. ;)
 
Some of the larger steal shops will sell knife blanks if you are interested in taking the next step. They're like 9 inches by 1.5 inches in various thicknesses. Already heat treated. It's a good place to start.
 
Strigamort said:
Sweet. Something tells me I'd fit right in in that shop. :D

Secretly I hoped that they did their own ht, but would understand if they didn't. Kind of surprised, but looking forward to putting their work through its paces.

Thanks for the info and the link. ;)
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You may have already seen these, but I have put several of Andy's knives through various tests with various materials, and I have always found his heat treat to be just as well done as his fit and finish and his ergos.


Bushfinger

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/765724-Bushfinger-by-Andy-Roy

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/790099-A-Short-Bushfinger-Slideshow-plus-Video

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1018331-Fiddleback-Bushfinger-28-Months-Later

Hunter

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/909855-Hunter-by-Andy-Roy-of-Fiddleback-Forge

Hiking Buddy

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/899708-Fiddleback-Forge-Hiking-Buddy

KE Bushie

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/834134-New-Scandi-from-Fiddleback-Forge


Kephart

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Traditional-Interpretation-(photo-heavy-post)

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Andy sure does all his heat treat. Without a doubt the most critical part of the knife making process. When you understand, as does Andy, how the steel has to be processed at precise temps through a couple of stages, you can rest assured that the steel will respond the way you want. If some part isn't done correctly, the end result is a very short club. The process of heat treat on the stainless steels is even more complex than for the 01 and my hats off to Andy and his crew for working with it.
Rick
 
solid4ever said:
Some of the larger steal shops will sell knife blanks if you are interested in taking the next step. They're like 9 inches by 1.5 inches in various thicknesses. Already heat treated. It's a good place to start.
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Thanks brother. This is one I finished a little while back.

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D2, mosaic pins and lanyard tube.

It's a great deal of fun.
 
Strigamort said:
Mist, I actually missed some of those. I love your reviews and will read them for sure. :)
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Thanks man, glad you enjoy them.


Strigamort said:
Nice, thanks for that.

Mist, that dyed box elder is sweeeet. I was so tempted to go for that, but the natural g10... Well I see your Keph when I sleep at night. ;)
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That box elder Hiking Buddy is simply beautiful, I couldn't stop thinking about it the night before I bought it at Blade. I loved the handle, the bolster, the stainless pins, and the spalting is something else. Had it been a convex I would have sold body parts to keep from selling it. I'm really just not a big scandi guy, but I do sort of like the 3/32 scandies and how they slice...still, I will stick with convex for all around use, it just suits me better.
 
We do all our own heat treating currently. (When we do the midtech line that we are planning those knives will be done out of house.) We have a paragon furnace and quench our 01 in peanut oil. We plate quench the SS with aluminum plates. This week I bought Furnace #2. Ours is going to get packed up and go in for service, and once its back, there will be two. Woot!

One reason we use the steels we use because the heat treat isn't too difficult. HT specifically rules out some steels for me. Fast quench steels like 1095 for example. I don't like those at all. Too much stress in the process both on myself and the blade. :)
 
Fiddleback said:
We do all our own heat treating currently. (When we do the midtech line that we are planning those knives will be done out of house.) We have a paragon furnace and quench our 01 in peanut oil. We plate quench the SS with aluminum plates. This week I bought Furnace #2. Ours is going to get packed up and go in for service, and once its back, there will be two. Woot!

One reason we use the steels we use because the heat treat isn't too difficult. HT specifically rules out some steels for me. Fast quench steels like 1095 for example. I don't like those at all. Too much stress in the process both on myself and the blade. :)
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Andy, What's the midtech line you are speaking of???

-Will
 
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