I will be heat treating all my knives. Depending on what steel is used, I will follow the recommended guidelines for heat treating the particular steel. These are the heat treat procedures I use for the steel options I offer.
1095 High Carbon Steel
Normalizing:
I do 3 normalizing cycles on the blade before doing the quench.
- Hold at 1600°F for 10 minutes then take out and cool in still air
- Hold at 1500°F for 10 minutes then take out and cool in still air
- Hold at 1400°F for 10 minutes then take out and cool in still air
Hardening:
- I’ll hold the knife at 1470°F for 8 minutes, then quickly do a fully submerged uninterupted quench in Parks 50 heat treating oil.
Tempering:
- I do two tempering cycles at 450°F for 1 hour on each cycle. Now she’s ready to be hand finished and handle some business.
W2 Tool Steel
Normalizing:
I do 3 normalizing cycles on the blade before doing the quench.
- Hold at 1550°F for 10 minutes then take out and cool in still air
- Hold at 1450°F for 10 minutes then take out and cool in still air
- Hold at 1350°F for 10 minutes then take out and cool in still air
Hardening:
- I’ll hold the knife at 1460°F for 8 minutes, then quickly do a fully submerged uninterupted quench in Parks 50 heat treating oil.
Tempering:
- I do two tempering cycles at 450°F for 1 hour on each cycle. Now she’s tough and ready to go.
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