Thanks for posting this Dan, I am excited to see my name on the Arkansas school line-up again, and it works real well for my demonstration at the spri...

[quote name='Kevin Menard' date='09 November 2011 - 03:38 PM' timestamp='1320871131' post='2673'] This solid state stuff... well, Updike's Dance of ...

Hmmm… where to begin? Well first off don’t sweat being confused, an awful lot of this is about as clear as mud even in the text books, and even t...

My results are not conclusive enough yet to guarantee, but I believe I have found a sweet spot for #50 around the 108F range where it is scary fast. ...

Jeremy has it quite right, and then some, that there are no simple answers and that it is quite complicated. Each steel will have a different range o...

[quote name='BrionTomberlin' date='04 November 2011 - 10:16 PM' timestamp='1320463011' post='2647'] Sounds like it might be an edge geometry issue.....

Chad, I am about 6 hours north of you, you are welcome at my shop anytime. Rick Barrett and I get together to have fun in each others shops quite a b...

I should apologize since this chat is actually doing fine and the only reason I added some sugar to the thread with my post is that I have seen the ef...

[quote name='Chad Harding' date='17 October 2011 - 05:54 PM' timestamp='1318892060' post='2553'] Just a question, has anyone ever clayed up a blade ...

Good questions Phil Of course excellent agitation can be achieved by moving the oil with pumps, impellers and “J” tubes, but it is not always...

[quote name='Tom Dunn' date='19 October 2011 - 10:41 PM' timestamp='1319082101' post='2563'] Kevin, I have seen 52100 quenched in water and only i...

[quote name='Jeremy Lindley' date='18 October 2011 - 10:17 AM' timestamp='1318951041' post='2555'] ...One question I do have is how long do you leav...

How to get the most out of your quench So much for “War and Peace” in 20 words, so I broke it down into two posts. For most of this I would...

[quote name='ABS Webmaster' date='17 October 2011 - 10:04 PM' timestamp='1318907054' post='2554'] Discussion on Quenching Techniques I have se...

[quote name='dana holman' date='05 October 2011 - 01:47 PM' timestamp='1317840423' post='2479'] What Makes A Knife Look Good I think it can ...