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Thats ok Punkrock, I was actually referring to comment made by Chris_C about heat treating it in the kitchen. Chimnea idea sounds possible for me, for the 01 steel anyway. I'm surprised enough heat is generated with wood - I can use charcoal in mine which means I could bury the knife in the...
Thanks for the suggestion. I havent mentioned this to my wife as I think my life expentancy would reduce considerably if I were to attemot that in my kitchen :)
Hi,
I'm having a go at making my own blades and will have shortly finished making an 01 steel and damascus (1095 & 15N20) blades.
Whilst I've read up on heat treating and tempering, I don't have an area at home where I could carry this out safely.
Does anyone know any knifemakers who...
I've found that using Tormek honing paste is really good at getting all sorts of blemishes out of baldes - it's slightly abrasive so brings steel up very clean
I have a Woodlore Iroko handle knife by SWC, and also have 2 of the SWC kit blades for which I've made my own handles. Out of my collection, the SWC blades are the best for retaining their edge after hours of whittling. Sad loss his passing
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