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    Japanese knife construction

    Now THAT is blacksmithing. Jeez... they barely touch a grinder for shaping. He pulls out the tang in like 5 seconds. He gets it perfectly flat and shaped with just the hammer. Amazing.
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    Just bought a very cheap paragon sc2: question about viable as a heat treat oven.

    Also. I've investigated (I googled a lot) that I can use dry ice to get a temp below 80 degrees c. From bohlers heat treatment formula, this is just about the perfect temp for m390 micro clean cryo treatment. (I bought 600mm by 1000mm sheet direct from bohler) Do you guys think this will work ok...
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    Just bought a very cheap paragon sc2: question about viable as a heat treat oven.

    Thank you! And yes... I do tend to take the big dives. I like the challenge. But for sure I will be practicing with standard carbon blades, fittings and handle perfection, for a good few months. Your detailed advice is highly appreciated, thank you for taking the time to give such a detailed and...
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    Hi I'm new!

    Oh and some actual bio info. I'm a Brit. 43 years old. So although I work in games I'm pretty darn well into the mid life crisis ;) (or maybe the former has something to do with that as well)
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    Hi I'm new!

    Thank you for the welcome!
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    Hi I'm new!

    I did a course with https://www.owenbush.co.uk/ and produced these two knives (using his damascus on the chef knife and simple carbon steel for the test knife. I LOVED it. I work from home running a business making Minecraft maps on the xbox store, and got to a point where I have some passive...
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    Just bought a very cheap paragon sc2: question about viable as a heat treat oven.

    This is the model: https://warm-glass.co.uk/paragon-sc2-glass-kiln-free-mainland-uk-delivery-p-2776.html I got it very cheap on Ebay. So cheap that worst case it can be used as a toaster oven for tempering or for cooking my stablized wood. But I really got it as I'm only going to be making...
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