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Yes is pretty normal to have a small amount of rust but my batch were rusted badly. To be fair the owner heat treaters want to know more about the issue as I don't think he has seen the steel.

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I was speaking to Uddeholm and for many of their steels it is the preferred method of heat treating as the the molten salt is by far best medium for direct heat transfer into the steel . They might even quench in salts at a lower temperature but I'm But not in all situations It is normal to get...

Having just had some stainless heat treated in a salt bath the heat treaters (I think ) did not neutralise the salts and so the blanks were quite rusty and pitted when I received them. I am cleaning them in pickling salts at the moment which seems to be doing the trick with the rust but it...

Cracker of a blade!!

Thanks for the replies guys, yep that is the kind of set up I am talking about. I am sure some will say you should learn freehand....well I want to learn that too but f there is something that can speed up a process then I am interested for sure. Since posting I have had a response from someone...

Sounds like you have what neighbour terms as'knife makers block', as opposed to him , he is good with words and so' writers block' I have lost count of the days I jumped up eager for the work ahead and when I get to the knife I get mind block!....You know what you want to do but you just cant...

That's a lovely knife!

I thought I had posted a thread regarding grinding hollow grinds with plates the other day but I don't they it must have loaded up, so if it has and I can't find it apologies for a possible repeat thread. So I got a 10 inch wheel several months back and tried a few hollow grinds on it and if I...

Yes I totally agree with things varying from shop to shop...hence why I like this site in order to get great tips.;) Without doubt it is a messy process and I only found out about it after a discussion with a jeweller when I explained that I wanted to speed up my process and was fed up with...

Interesting as I find the wheels are better than the belts as I have conditioning belts but I prefer to use the scurf wheels. Another thing o interest is the wheels only throw sparks when I am using 52100 but not with the Elmax. I know what you mean about buffering out scratches as from my...

I know this is most likely a dumb question but does San Mai always show up the layers like that, they look lovely.

Clearly farming it out is the way forward lol :):):):)

Thanks for the reply. The jar stuff sound like it might be similar to the first stuff I tried years ago but it set far too hard and had no give. Have you tried the Lea Satene bars? Applied in the same way with the stop start method and with the glue but after it has set you break up the...

I was looking at several US knife making sites last weeks and noticed one sold jar of oxide( I think ) abrasive pastes. I think these pastes were to past onto stitched muslin wheels to make something similar to a wheel I make over here UK side using Lea abrasive compounds which utilises a...

Very nice...I do envy you guys who can do leather work ;), afraid I have to farm mine out out an expert.

TBH Ed I wouldn't want to chance using something like that. There are loads of similar products on the market , made in China stuff, no certification marks or tests required, just sold. I recall a consumer programme in the UK testing the anti pollution masks you see couriers use in cities, they...

Good question.... and a yes I would guess and no.....as below. As although the test I described was for our breathing apparatus which used a positive pressure then you shouldn't be able to smell anything as the air pressure inside the mask forces anything from outside away....but as I said in...

This is a subject I am pretty well informed on as I used to wear breathing apparatus day in day out for my job. With all designs of respirator what is good for one man is useless to another, the main reason being is face fit. For example my BA mask was a small size, not many guys had faces...

Thanks for the replies guys as I don't want to buy something and then realise its not really any use months down the line as such. I just contacted a couple of suppliers , one sent me a link to a motor plus a speed controller but the other supplier sent me the image of what he has just made for...