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Making a knife??
I agree with the random quality of 1095, have had to alter my H/T times/temps on different batches. Each run of steel I get a destruction test is done to make sure it is right. Differntial heat treat is what seems to work best so I do that on all of them.- Taygrd
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- Forum: The Craftsman
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Making a knife??
Been working with 01 and 1095 so long I guess I do not consider them difficult. 1084 is an easy steel to use and perhaps it would be a better steel to start with. Still feel that files are hit and miss, but they are easier to obtain than some tool steels.- Taygrd
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- Forum: The Craftsman
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Making a knife??
Howdy, Files are very hard and brittle, not something you want in a thinned down cutting blade and getting them ready for a knife requires quite a bit of time. Files need to be anealed since they are already hardened and are brittle. Grinding it will wear you out unless you aneal it. Old files...- Taygrd
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- Forum: The Craftsman
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Gun Barrel Patina Question.
Thank you all for your input. Finished her up a month or two ago.- Taygrd
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- Forum: The Gun Builder's Bench
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Gun Barrel Patina Question.
I have been making knives for about thirteen years and recently have been working on some flinters of mine. I would like to use a patina other than the "brown" type and tried to mustard patina a Green Mountian barrel, however it did not take as well as it has on my knives. It did darken the...- Taygrd
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