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Do you guys heat treat your trade points?
artcher1:
A few examples of the heads I made.
Hawkdancer:
Thanks! Off to NAPA!
Hawkdancer
artcher1:
Some of these circular saw you buy today have little to no carbon content. Especially those made in China. Heads are easy to cut out from them and the finished heads won't hold an edge. Old Fire-tooth blades I made my heads out of you can shoot through game and still shave with 'em...Art
TimBo:
So those blades are consistent quality all the way through, i.e. not a different temper right on the edge? And I am assuming you haven't needed to heat treat them, since you didn't mention it, and anyway that makes sense with the hacksaw...you probably aren't sawing fast enough to heat the metal up much!
artcher1:
Blades have the same temper throughout Timbo. They're very time consuming to make but well worth it. I've made many trade points other the years, killed a lot of deer with them, as have many of my friends that's used them. The old saw blades had the perfect temper for a hunting head, and if you can find a hacksaw blade that won't bounce off them, then you have a wicked blade that'll hold a hair popping edge...……..Art
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