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Scott Kevin does suggest the Parks AAA to be better than Parks 50 but I will need a bit more of a definitive answer before choosing but I will know by days end.

I am looking to hear from yall about how yall handle goodwill and discounts. I have been a firefighter for 22years now at a class 1 dept and have also worked as a soldier in the Army Guard for 9 years and as a reserve deputy with the local dept for a couple years and as such I offer a discount...

Scott what I found so interesting on the vac-arc was that for the austenizing temps Kevin gave me the Labtrobe sheet said to use water for the quench and to use oil for austenizing temps over 1500* ;) just thought it was interesting considering we are talking about using a quench slow enough to...

Tai I will probably purchase the Texaco Type A but I still need to do a bit more research on the matter. I do thank everyone that has contributed thus far.

Here is something interesting on a 52100. I am guessing it is different than Aldos since it says 52100 vac-arc after it. http://faq.customtacticals.com/datasheets/52100.pdf

Ok I think we all agree that we do want the slowest oil that will still beat the pearlite nose in 52100 so what do you think would be the better oil to chose for 52100 for initial cooling then slowing to 400*? Mcmasters 28 sec oil, Quench A (which is texaco Type A) ?????

Scott I received the same "advisement". It was told to me that with Aldos 52100 even for stock removal the normalization at 1650 for 5-10 minutes was nessassay to unlock the carbides to have the potential for an Rc 63-64. I have read that Kevin is getting an Rc value of 66 with normal meansbut I...

Natural and carbonized are the same price. Bout 160.00 for 32.6 board feet

Steve a Fuller more rounded handle lends itself to being less tiring on the hand and allows it to be gripped in most positions while carving. Jason it is a highend flooring from higura. Cheaper flooring may hold up but I would be Leary. The reason I say that is because when I was designing...

Yes he mentioned that as well and I will be looking for some medium speed oil. I am not a shortcut kind of fellow and would rather do something to get the most from it or not even do it. Thanks for the replays and I will let y'all know how it goes.

Guys I have an OCD issue where I just cant use something if I am not certain it is the correct something for the job. In this case I have some 52100 from aldo that I am planning to make a few blades from to compare to the O1 blades i made to see how mu heat treat compares. I did some searching...

+1 No BS heat treating , plain and simple for those with an oven and industrial quenchants 01, 52100 in particular

Thanks Steve you will be seeing a lot more of the bamboo. Just ordered some 7/64 thick O1 and looking forward to running it through the paces. The 1/8 has proven to be much tougher than I ever thought it would be. Goind slightly thinner will help with slicing. I chopped a 2by4 through today...

That is pretty dang cool SC

Yup brother the lid is removable. It seals against the wool inside. I am waiting for the bubble alumina to cure and because out humidity is the air you wear :) its taking a bit of time. The other hangup is having to purchase a new 100lbs tank and have it filled as my other tank has been...

Thanks guys Doug I hope you do get to feeling better and looking forward to seeing yours. Laurence You are right about the thinner stock but it was just a test for the common sizes used since I have never held or used one before. Until then I had just like Eric been bias purely on the visual...

Before today I would have said the same thing, but what I found was that when batoning the edge only came in contact with the wood when it is first hammered in. After that the wedge shape of the flats keep the wood split apart. I chopped a few small (1/2" limbs) limbs off and it never did roll...

The whole scandi grind has been kicking my butt however I did pull one off without the need for too much work to flatten on the stones. I have never used one before nor even held one so I did a good bit of research to have an idea on how to build something I have only seen in magazines or...

thanks guys. Doug you are right and I will be using 5/32 for the final thickness. What you mentioned Doug is just what help me to understand geometry of the blade a bit better as a visual. Laurence I will do just that, thanks! I would like to ask him just about his experience with the edge in...

Laurence I can free hand them now but they are never flat. Kinda of a scandi/convex lol. I spend a good bit of time on the stones getting them flat afterwards but was looking for something a little more precise on the degrees for testing the geometry vs the steel. Here is one I did today on a...