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Thanks!!! OK, Thanks for the replys! The pits are very very small. Looks more like cloudyness, to naked eye. Using a magnifying glass reveals pits. Looking straight into it looks like a mirror. As far as being to hot during heat treat.. They were heat treated at work, whith an oven that was...

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I heat treated 4 blades, to rockwell of 59. I am mirror finishing one, that took a nice mirror finish. But... In the right light, and angle it seems to be covered with little pits. Can these be taken out, or do I just have to live with them? Is it just o-1 or is it just me? I started wet...

-27 this morning -9 now.

A guy at work wants me to make one for his son in law as a gift. He is a Minnesota Viking fan, and wants the handle mostly purple, with white and yellow accents. I tried to talk him out of it, but he is stuck on the idea:rolleyes:. What I'm planing is making micarta using a purple jersey, with...

Thanks for your responces... Realy hoping to get as good at making knives as some of the knife makers on knifedogs! Hay ArtinNC.. I could have sworn I am reading in echo.:eek: Thanks again for your comment...:D

Really poor quality pictures but you will get the idea. o-1 1/8 tool steel blade oal...8.25 Blade length... 3.75 Handle material... Buffalo horn Green spacer material Copper pins and bolster Rockwell tested to 59 Scary sharp. Sheath is 8-9 oz leather diped in hot wax, mink oil mixture...

SW MN here! Sister lives in central. Where abouts do you live? Welcome to the club!

Couldn't be happier! Just got back from work, I stayed late to HT my first 4 blades. Went perfectly! Tempered at 450 degrees, no warpage, and Rockwel tested to 59 when finished. Very, very happy.:D Should have some pictures to post soon. Dave

How cool is that! I've noticed a few from Minnesota on Knifedog. Would be nice to bump into a few. Chase me down if you see my car! Should have it on the road this summer. Dave

I've never been around rock crawlers, but sure looks like fun! I'll bet it was just as much fun building.

Awesome Camaro! Love the old muscle cars. What does it have for an engine?

!980 Plymouth Arrow. Original 4 cylinder replaced with a 360 V8. Not done yet but getting close. 3 years into the restoration. Very rare. Will be about 2500 LBS. Sterio system is vintage pioneer component cassette, mostly NOS. Awesome sound. Lets see your Hot Rods!!!

Thanks for your reply!!! Good to hear o-1 isn't picky on quenching oil. My thoughts on the foil are the same... Would be nice to use, but what a pain to get it done in time. How much warpage can be expected? Guess I should be prepared to deal with it. I am shooting for a rockwell of 58...

Hi, I am about ready to heat treat my first knives! Since I melted my homebuilt oven down, I will do it at work. At work, we have two ovens. They were both just recalibrated, and will work great. I plan on making a rack and doing four blades all at once. Blades are o-1 tool steel that I will...

Do you blast before or after heat treat? Dave

It's a CZ 452 in .17HMR. It's a tack driving little round. I Love the thing. Dave

Thanks, pictures don't do it justice at all. Looks much better in person. I plan on dressing it up with a copper trigger guard, spacers, sling swivels, bolt nob, etc, with a leather and denum sling, and of course it will have a matching knife. It was way to much work to ever do another! It took...

They send with a little extra wire which you cut into short pieces, bend a j, and just push them in. You should have a little extra wire on your coils also. In all you will have more than you need. Any more questions, just ask! Will help if I can. Dave Also, I did my door...

Thanks!!! Thanks for the warm welcome! Hope to share a few things, but don't think I will have much that isn't here already. This place is a great place for information. I've been here all night, and now I have to go to work in 5 1/2 hours.:eek: Good Night and thanks again...