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the veg oil was at 120*F... I had my earlier knives tested, and they were a bit high in the mid to upper 60s rc.. i have since changed from a charcoal forge to a kiln to get better temp control. also i do 1 blade at a time. so i can keep track of time in the heat better. Aaron

Thanks Doug.. i'll give you more info on my HT process. i pre soaked the blades at 1200* for about 10 minutes, adjusted the temp to 1480* and soaked the blades for 10 minutes and quenched in warmed up vegetable oil. I then cleaned up the blades a little and put in the kitchen oven at 375 for 2...

I recently broke 2 of my knives on purpose. both made of O1 3/32 steel. heat treated at 1480* and tempered 2 times 375 and 400. first i bent the tang, and it snapped off. I though, maybe it was the extra holes i drilled for the glue, made it week. because that is where it broke.. so i put the...

hey guys quick question on sanding and buffing out O1. I hand sanded out to 800 grit then buffed with black compound then off to green. the blade is shiny no question about that. however there are these super micro scratches I cannot seem to remove. also i sand down the length of the blade and...

Wow, Lerman... that is an attractive knife. It's amazingly sexy like a good looking woman! Aaron

Wow,nice knife, I like it!!!

Looking for info on to put the stone washed look on a blade? tumbling with ceramic media, what type of ceramic media? there are many different types but which one do you use? I have also read that you can aluminum oxide blast the blade then tumble in ceramic media. Would like to skip the...

My kiln is 110V. i will power it up and wait till it hits 1500* before I put the O1 in. then i'll let it soak for 20 to 30 minutes total.... that sound good?

robert, the unit i have is probably from the 50's and the oven inside is about 16x16x16. it is huge, and weight is about 100 lbs. i just thought because of the thermal mass it took that long to heat up???

I put a digital controller on my kiln and it takes 3 hours to hit 1500* if I put my blades in and let the heat ramp up to 1500* will that be okay. I will let them soak at 1500* for a while before quenching.so they can potentially be in the kiln for 3.5 or more hours..

Doug, just went back out to the garage and did that.. i'll get some pictures up here soon. Is there a rule of thumb on how tall the grind should be? I noticed as i was grinding them my blade edge got really thin almost too thin..

well, it has been awhile since I have posted here. Heck it has been awhile since I had time to play out in the garage. Here are 3 that i have started. the bottom one in 7.75 inches, the middle is right at 6 and the top is 5.75 inches. All are O-1 3/32 thick. I am figuring out that my grinder...

gone, gifted to a friend

at least 1 of these are a Christmas gift.What do you think? other than the lighting sucks, and you cannot see the true color of the wood....

good info guys thanks

thanks for the comments guys, I am waiting for a chance to skin and elk with it.. My buddy has a late season cow tag in Wyoming, I am going with, in hopes to try out the knife... I made one just like it for him as well, so either way it will get tested.

Eric, I have been looking at the edge bevelers, they seem to come in a verity of sizes, what size would you recommend? also what do you recommend for burnishing

thanks guys!

I call it the Cocobolo skinner, with sheath. this blade is a little on the FAT side.

okay thanks guys, will give that a try