Looking at the image I would actually say you overheated it. I have been working with O-1 my entire career and love the steel, but it will not tolera...

Hello Ethan, I was not there in the earliest days of the ABS so I have to go from my understanding of the history, mostly oral. The testing program d...

I have both an Evenheat and a Paragon my my shop. The Evenheat is an old workhorse that I have been using since 1994, but since it has been used to f...

I have students draw the spine back (edge in water) on all blades, even the differentially hardened- insurance. I go with the full clayed quench to m...

I personally harden at least 1/2 of the tang and then draw it back. Martensite will give you the highest strength properties of any phase and when pr...

Hello Widney, We are looking into a way to provide a locator service such as you suggest here at the new ABS website. But the new format is much m...

Hello Bobby, Your question is a good one and is often asked by folks. First it needs to be known that the edge quench is in no way an ABS requiremen...

Maximum Blade width of 2" is correct.

The testing time is 8:00 am sharp on Friday. There are two meeting rooms, off the mezzanine, that we always use that are outside the show room. Howe...