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Old 11-14-2010, 16:53   #173
greyfox
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Mr. Harsey,

I was hoping you could divulge on the general heat treatment and sharpening process that you use in shop.

As I've read time and time again, the heat treatment process is seemingly just as important as the candidate material that you choose to work with. Through the little that I've learned concerning the process as a whole, its never been clear as to the chronological steps during heat treatment; I know that its standard to twice temper the material, as well as annealing and quenching, but in what order do these take place?

Secondly, I'm curious as to the sharpening parameters when producing a knife. I'm guessing that the strength of the metal, the size of the carbides, and the geometry play a roll in the final dimensions of the cutting edge, how is this determined?
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