01-08-2018, 03:55 PM
I forge 12-16 knives per batch, so I have 4-5 knives in the kiln at a time, and use Park 50 at 100°F, for a 5 second quench to get full hardness out of very fine grain 52100. My soak is longer too, so I don't ever rush.
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast". One of my favorite policies.
If I need to straiten an occasional blade I do it during the second temper, because I go strait to LN after quench.
"Slow is smooth, smooth is fast". One of my favorite policies.
If I need to straiten an occasional blade I do it during the second temper, because I go strait to LN after quench.