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Old timer told me to heat treat before grinding... I didn't listen
Guy named Bill at a local shop in Tulsa told me to always finish my heat treat before I start grinding a blade. I figured I'd save time by rough-grinding first and ended up with three warped knives that were basically scrap metal. Anybody else ever ignore solid advice and pay for it with ruined steel?
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adam1862h ago
My buddy Dale tried the same thing with a hunting knife, thought he could skip the triple temper cycle and just rough it out. He ended up with a blade that looked perfect but cracked right down the middle during the final quench, sounded like a gunshot in his garage. He spent three weekends on that thing, all gone in a split second because he wanted to save two hours of waiting on the oven. The worst part was he had a piece of 1084 with a killer pattern from some old saw blade, total waste of good steel. Now he jokes that thermometers and timers are his best friends, but I can tell it still stings when he talks about it. You ever have a project that made you swear off shortcuts for good?
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