Sampson knifeworks
Well-Known Member
I have bought a Kiln a few months ago from a place called the Good Kiln CO.
Was told about this company by a good friend and knife supplier James Poplin of Pop's knife supplies. I ended up selling my paragon digital furnace and buying one of these kilns. They have two knife makers models and I got the small one, because as the years go by my knives keep getting smaller for some reason!
You can't beet the price ! There are not fancy and just come with a infinite switch, like the one on your kitchen oven. I use a digital kitchen timer to time the amount of time to get to temperature, when the timer goes of I adjust the knob to maintain the temp I want, then reset the timer for the soak time. They do sell a digital controller if you like. They sell there little oven for 412.00 and there large one for 497.00 plus freight of course. One thing I have found out is that the infinite switch does not control the lower tempering temps very well, like 400 - 450 degrees. I would think the digital controller would cure this. I use a toaster oven for all of my tempering instead of waiting for my kiln to cool off.
http://www.sugarcreekind.com/
Once you get to there home page click on there kilns tab in the upper left of the page, then click on the knife makers kilns. If this link does not work put in the good kiln co. in a Google search.
Hope this info helps somebody!
Happy Knife making,
Sincerely,
Clint Sampson
Sampson Knifeworks
Was told about this company by a good friend and knife supplier James Poplin of Pop's knife supplies. I ended up selling my paragon digital furnace and buying one of these kilns. They have two knife makers models and I got the small one, because as the years go by my knives keep getting smaller for some reason!
You can't beet the price ! There are not fancy and just come with a infinite switch, like the one on your kitchen oven. I use a digital kitchen timer to time the amount of time to get to temperature, when the timer goes of I adjust the knob to maintain the temp I want, then reset the timer for the soak time. They do sell a digital controller if you like. They sell there little oven for 412.00 and there large one for 497.00 plus freight of course. One thing I have found out is that the infinite switch does not control the lower tempering temps very well, like 400 - 450 degrees. I would think the digital controller would cure this. I use a toaster oven for all of my tempering instead of waiting for my kiln to cool off.
http://www.sugarcreekind.com/
Once you get to there home page click on there kilns tab in the upper left of the page, then click on the knife makers kilns. If this link does not work put in the good kiln co. in a Google search.
Hope this info helps somebody!
Happy Knife making,
Sincerely,
Clint Sampson
Sampson Knifeworks
{Thanks mom and dad}
