Feb 13, 2024 · I forged the blade by hand then normalized and annealed in vermiculite. After refining the profile and roughing in the bevels on the grinder I hand sanded to 120 grit. I’ll …

Sep 22, 2017 · To store your tubers, line a box with newspaper and fill it with peat moss, coarse sand, wood shavings, saw dust, or vermiculite. You’ll want to label the tubers so you know …

Oct 18, 2019 · Hi guys, I'm designing and building an electric kiln for hardening and tempering my blades, my question is has anyone had success with making there own bricks? And would …

Jul 6, 2008 · Yeah, vermiculite can be found in the gardening section of most large stores as a soil additive, but dry wood ashes work just as well as an insulator.

Mar 5, 2011 · I have been researching D2 tool steel to see if i could forge a couple knives out, and saw that the common heat treatment for stock removal D2 evolved a sub zero bath for …

May 18, 2010 · I'm about to heat treat a 5160 Bowie/Fighter. I did a little research, and found temps between 1575F to 1600F for normalizing temps. That seems a little high to me, but …

Jun 14, 2005 · I've had good luck mixing it with perlite or vermiculite (both potting soil additives) and a bit of mortar mix or portland cement to hold it all together. For your use the mix probably …

Nov 1, 2007 · I seem to rememebr reading somewhere that you can get a good anneal by burying the blade in vermiculite? Does anyone do this? If so, how many inches of vermiculite do you …

Aug 14, 2009 · Can sand be used to anneal steel, or is their a sutable substitute for vermiculate. I was just wondering what the qualities were for a good annealing substance,I have some leaf …

Mar 16, 2010 · For some time now we have kept a trash can full of fine ash in the shop for annealing. After building the tatara this year I find myself with a fairly large amount of …