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Heat treating S35VN can be done at different levels of complexity. The below is the "ultimate" version from knifsteelnerd.com: hold at 2025 F for 15 mins (1107 C)plate quenchliquid nitrogen/cryo treatment for 30+ minstemper between 300 - 400 F for 2 hours x 2 (149 C - 204 C)(adjust temp for hardness, aim for 60 HRC as a starting point)A simpler heat treatment recipe that is proven to work but provide a slightly lower HRC: hold at 1950 F for 15 mins (1065 C)quench in oiltemper at 400 F (204 C) …

How To use: Knife Handle Casting ResinThese are the instructions for the knife handle casting resin mix from Maker's Choice.The kit comes with 2 bottles of resin, these need to be mixed together and then poured into a mold. Health warning: Epoxy should be kept off your skin and complete this process in a well-ventilated area, or better yet outdoors.If not using the entire kit, weight up the parts:Part A: 3 parts (for instance 150 grams)Part B: 1 part (for instance 50 gram)This will combine into …

Cu Mai is an amazing-looking material in the right hands, but certainly not a beginner project.The laminated copper in between the steel and nickel makes it temperamental, and will require some experimentation but this is the recipe Jezz at Oblivion Blades succesfully use. He should know, he has made every bar we sell.The Cu Mai consists of 9 layers:1020 Mild steelNickelCopperNickel1084 High Carbon steelNickelCopperNickel1020 Mild steelThe nickel helps with the welding of the different mate …

If you have not watched the videos of Green Beetle on Youtube, you are in for a treat!He is funny, the videos are well put-together and in this one he even shows the Creative Man bevel jig.It is a good run-through of how he does it and he makes it entertaining to watch.From our experience with the bevel jig, there are 3 key points fo success:Expect a learning curve, not perfection on blade 1. Your hand pressure really matters, you need to focus in pushing evenly on both handles to get an even, f …

ELMAX Superclean is a powder "super steel" by Uddeholm known for excellent edge retention qualities and high toughness. The steel has 1.7% carbon and often tempered to 60+ HRC in use for knife blades:Uddeholm Elmax SuperClean is a high chromium-vanadium-molybdenum-alloyed steel with the following characteristics: • High wear resistance • High compressive strength • Corrosion resistant • Very good dimensional stability High wear resistance is normally connected to low corrosion res …