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I can't speak to how others do, or do not HT AEB-L, but I do all my own HT in-house and usually come out of temper with a hardness of RC 60-62. I use an purpose built HT oven I built in-house, and do a shallow cyro followed by 2x tempering. I may not be getting everything out of the steel due to...

Cool, I love learning new tricks! Thanks for sharing this one.

Does anyone have any info on tempering for the back spring on a D-2 Slipjoint you might be willing to share? I've worn the Internet out searching for any info, and am thus far finding nothing useful. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Well Sir, the PG designation means precision ground (which makes a slip joint makers life a lot easier). As far as AEB-L being a middle of the road steel, I can not agree with that. I readily admit I may be among the few who swear by it. I always use a shallow cyro with my AEB-L knives because...

That is interesting. I have never heard, nor considered the possible legal implications of using a natural material for knife scales. I've used white tail sheds in my hunter/skinner knives, as well as writing instruments I've made for a number of years. I guess I now have some research to do...

I'm not sure if it's always like this in your shop or you were just showing off because Alex was there, but either way, that was one of the coolest WIPs I've ever seen. Now I have to go search out others you've done. Great job on the knife and the video. Thanks for sharing them with us.

Hi Guys, I have a question for you Slip Joint experts. Has anyone used any deer antler for handle material on a slip joint? If so, how did it work out? I ask because I was looking for some scale material this week and saw a lot of Red Stag and Sambar Stag, which made me wonder why I can't recall...

With a steel that meets your 1st condition of no chance of rusting, you're talking about a stainless steel, which is still subject to corrosion to some extent. The heat treating of stainless steels is not easily accomplished by less than temperature controlled ovens and usually a cryo treatment...

I really enjoyed this WIP. Thanks for not only posting it, but for including your temporary set-backs.

Thanks Rudy. I know I have to slow what's left of my brain down, but who has time to slow down any more? Maybe I need to sit down with the computer, a cold brew, lock the shop door and do some trial and error till it sinks in! I think I've tried everything else.

That's a real beauty right there. Very nicely done Darren.

It is an Auber Instruments PID with Ramp and Soak. As far as a model number, it is SYL-2352P. I have it controlling 2 -40 amp SSRs, which sends power to 53' of 15 ga Kanthal A-1 wire. I had a hard time believing I'd ever be able to get that much wire into such a small area (the interior of my...

And people wonder why I gravitate towards products labeled "MADE IN U.S.A."! We have 6 grandkids in the house (3 of which are full time) for the day, so I'll probably have little if any time to try to work with it today. This particular PID was, according to the literature, factory set for a K...

Thanks Ed. I had never thought of the cast iron skillet thing. That's kinda funny.i turned the oven on last nite and it hit 600F in under 5 minutes, but the SV kept climbing along with the PV. I thought I had the SV set at 500F,so I guess I'm even less proficient than even I thought (and this...

Hi Folks, i just finished my HT oven build and have a couple of questions regarding the initial start up. I seem to recall reading something about gradually working up to max temp by setting the SV at a temp of 500(?)F, allowing the oven to go back to ambient temp, and increasing the temp to...

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. I look forward to meeting some fellow makers at the upcoming KGA show on March 14th. Anthony, thanks for the link to the KGA. I'm headed there now.

It appears that in our day and time, there is little, if anything we can build that hasn't been built before. To combat this statement, I just make something I picture in my mind, transferred to paper, then to steel. the basic shape may have been made thousands of times in the past, but it did...

Hi Everyone, My name is Terry Tabor and I thought it only fitting that I take a moment to introduce myself. I live in central Oklahoma and make knives in my spare time (much to the dismay of my wife). I am basically a stock removal guy who does as much forging as my full time job, raising of 3...