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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: Russ on October 12, 2019, 09:03:43 pm

Title: First heat treat! Great results!
Post by: Russ on October 12, 2019, 09:03:43 pm

Today i did my first heat treat. nothing special, just 4 hrs at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. The results were amazing! i could thin peices that i couldn't before and grainy stuff is now waxy. Its amazing!

Title: Re: First heat treat! Great results!
Post by: Hawkdancer on October 12, 2019, 10:15:18 pm

Congratulations!  What method did yo use to heat?
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: First heat treat! Great results!
Post by: Russ on October 13, 2019, 08:39:29 am

i put flakes on a tray and stuck it in the oven at 400deg F for 4 hrs, i went very basic.

Title: Re: First heat treat! Great results!
Post by: Outbackbob48 on October 13, 2019, 10:47:54 am

Very Basic until a stone with a little moisture blows the door apart on the wifes oven :o Bob

Title: Re: First heat treat! Great results!
Post by: Russ on October 13, 2019, 12:02:22 pm

yeah, i thought about that. I found a toaser oven for 1$ on craigslist. i dont expect too much but ill check it out.

Title: Re: First heat treat! Great results!
Post by: mullet on October 14, 2019, 05:20:11 am

I've been using a Black&Decker toaster oven for years for small pieces. It gets up to 550dg and I pick them up at the flea market for about $5

Title: Re: First heat treat! Great results!
Post by: JEB on October 15, 2019, 03:03:39 pm

Look for a turkey roaster at a yard sale. that is what I used with Lake Michigan beach sand.