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Re: tempering knives..

Post by Pran » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:46 am

Jonah,
Nice article.

Grumpy,
I've been using old motor oil to quench my knives and it works pretty well.Will try the 5:5:2 formula on the next knife.

Yaj,
Nice to know of another member who's interested in Blacksmithing. Have posted pics of a few knives in a thread named 'Making a handle for my knife'.
>bought and read the books

Would like to know their titles and if they're availablein India.

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Post by badshah0522 » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:12 am

Hi !!!!!!!!!!1
Is Glycrine also good for quenching???????because once i read in a book.Plz advice?
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Re: tempering knives..

Post by Grumpy » Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:37 am

Motor oil doesn`t quench very well because it is much too thick - old motor oil turns steel a lovely shade of blue though. Any steel tempered in motor oil will be far too soft to take a proper edge. Something like Singer sewing machine oil might be OK......it needs to be very light - less than SAE 5 and more like SAE 1.
I`ve no idea what `Glycine` is but Glycol as used in antifreeze can be used in a quenching formula. Not straight though - it needs to be used in a formula with other substances. Glycerine is quite good as a wetting agent but the alcohol in antifreeze is bad news.
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Post by jonahpach » Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:05 pm

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Post by eljefe » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:28 pm

Jonah,
url dailymot is not on quenching...pl recheck and repost.
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Post by mundaire » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:49 pm

Fixed the link... Jonah, FYI - links with spaces in between the letters don't work...
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Re: tempering knives..

Post by Yaj » Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:31 pm

Pran";p="13492 wrote:Jonah,
Yaj,
Nice to know of another member who's interested in Blacksmithing. Have posted pics of a few knives in a thread named 'Making a handle for my knife'.
>bought and read the books

Would like to know their titles and if they're availablein India.

Pran
Saw your pics Pran cool your knife is assuming an early Bowie shape :)

The books I mentioned are :
1) How to make knives--Richard W Barney & Robert P Loveless
2) New edge of the anvil -- Jack Andrews
3) Wayne Goddard's 50$ knife Shop
4) The complete modern blacksmith---Alexander G Weygers
5) The Complete Bladesmith------Jim Hrisoulas.

I thought I would read the Hrisoulas book after making my first knife.....................Its still in shrink wrap :oops:

All books bought on Amazon.Dont know if they are available here.
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Re: tempering knives..

Post by Pran » Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:30 pm

Yaj";p="13598 wrote:The books I mentioned are :
1) How to make knives--Richard W Barney & Robert P Loveless
2) New edge of the anvil -- Jack Andrews
3) Wayne Goddard's 50$ knife Shop
4) The complete modern blacksmith---Alexander G Weygers
5) The Complete Bladesmith------Jim Hrisoulas.

I thought I would read the Hrisoulas book after making my first knife.....................Its still in shrink wrap :oops:

All books bought on Amazon.Dont know if they are available here.
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Great titles.Haven't read any of them though.Have my info mostly from bladesmithing groups and forums.Mark has been very helpful too and am sure would help you if you posted your queries here.

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Ps: would love to see pics of your anvil
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Post by snIPer » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:46 pm

A few good links on Hardening and Tempering Knives
http://www.knife-making-supplies.net/ha ... lades.html
http://www.knife-making-supplies.net/kn ... tment.html
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Re: tempering knives..

Post by biking3819 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:58 am

pran you wont regret to the detail and comprehensive reading material on selection of metal and all other process involved for the correct blade here-
http://www.cutleryscience.com/reviews/b ... .html#T_D2

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Post by hellfire_m16 » Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:12 am

Hi guys,

A small query-Can a kerosene blow lamp be used to heat up the metal blanks Instead of the forge?

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