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from file to knife
KHalverson:
danny
we are tempering the as hard file so it is not so brittle.
no quench on this build.
there shouldn't be a big difference in the hardness after temper vs doing a full quench and then a temper cycle.
basically apples to apples.
the reason I did the build along the way that I did was to show that a great performing knife can be built with a minimal of tools and some sound techniques without having to have everything that is needed to do a full anneal.harden and temper.
just simpler this way for most folks
Kevin
danny f:
ok thanks for that kevin. i just wasnt sure if there was a big diffence. this is the first time i have really worked with metal.
Traxx:
Outstanding,
Thanxx fer takin the time to do this for us.
Newindian:
I ended up only being able to keep a file in the oven for an hour today do I simply just put on in for another hour?
KHalverson:
--- Quote from: Newindian on February 08, 2014, 08:15:46 pm ---I ended up only being able to keep a file in the oven for an hour today do I simply just put on in for another hour?
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yep!
or a little longer wouldn't hurt.
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