I have one last question...
On the BritishBlades link it says quench for 3 seconds, take it out for two then put it back in...
Someone else wrote in for 3 out for 3 in for 3... Will the steel have completely cooled by that point? If no... What will happen if I leave it in to cool completely?
I'll be sure to post my finished knife on here when I'm finished.
I'm from Manitoba. (Someone asked and I just noticed.)
It was me that said in for 3 out for 3 and back in, and in the link I posted from bb it says in for 3 out for 2 back in. Sorry for the confusing info, my memory isn't what it should be at times. I haven't seen the thread I posted from bb for some time and got it wrong!
I did that for my first couple blades then started doing it the way Robin said to see if it made any difference. For what I do I can't tell, they all seem to stand up to abuse apart from the first carver I made. It's small and thin, I think I over-did it when heating and it turned out a bit brittle, lesson learned! Everything since has been fine...
It was also me that asked where you're from as I grew up in Estevan, Saskatchewan. My dad's from Deloraine manitoba and we had a cabin on Lake Metigoshee when I was a kid. Always good to see a fellow Canuk on here! Good luck with the blades, just remember to have fun doing it! Git er done fella!