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I wil be making a large knife out of .226 thick Z-Finit stainless. The blade is going to be 7.5-8 inches long with a 5 or so inch handle. Over all length will be approximately 13 inches. I do not heat treat my own knives i send them out to Peters heat treating in PA.
I have used this steel before, but only a few times. I really liked it at 60HRC performed excellent with a medium sized tanto. (4 inch blade or less).
My question is what should i have it hardened to, to stand up to heavy use?
My thoughts were 59HRC or 60HRC.
Please let me know what you think!!
Colin Shannon
Shannon Steel Labs
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I have used this steel before, but only a few times. I really liked it at 60HRC performed excellent with a medium sized tanto. (4 inch blade or less).
My question is what should i have it hardened to, to stand up to heavy use?
My thoughts were 59HRC or 60HRC.
Please let me know what you think!!
Colin Shannon
Shannon Steel Labs
Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk