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crashdive123
09-17-2012, 04:38 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIL_M1BkXkQ&list=UU8Umc13rCJh-wYGaCj4KC7Q&index=1&feature=plcp

ctdcb18b
10-12-2012, 03:07 PM
thats cool but what if you dont have all the heat treat equipment is it possable to heat treat with wood

Echo2
10-12-2012, 03:56 PM
Thanks for the tutorial....I just bought a kiln about that size from an estate sale....the controller needs to be repaired though.

The anti-scaling compound....I did see that right...Brownells?....What's the chemical make up?

crashdive123
10-12-2012, 07:29 PM
thats cool but what if you dont have all the heat treat equipment is it possable to heat treat with wood

You can heat treat without an oven. A wood fire will not give you the temperatures that you need though. A forge will, and you can achieve good results......but IMO the heat treatment is the most important part of making a knife. I like the oven because I can precisely control the temperatures and achieve repeatable results.

crashdive123
10-12-2012, 07:33 PM
Thanks for the tutorial....I just bought a kiln about that size from an estate sale....the controller needs to be repaired though.

The anti-scaling compound....I did see that right...Brownells?....What's the chemical make up?

This is what I used in the vid. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1122/Product/NON-SCALING-COMPOUND It's good for temps below 1650. For temps above 1650 I use http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=23076/Product/ANTI-SCALE-COATING or stainless steel foil. The higher temps I use for the air quenched steels.

Sparky93
10-13-2012, 02:35 AM
Loved the video Crash!

coaldust
10-13-2012, 11:32 AM
When I forge weld in my propane or coal fired forge I use 20 Muleteam Borax. I forms the same anti scaling coating (like glass) as the Brownells compound but is a lot cheaper,
just thought I would offer and alternative.