awareunlikeu
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Hey BF bladesmiths! I am wanting to finally get into blade smithing myself. I have done a few little blades out of ferrier rasps and whatnot, but want to dive into this and make a real go of this profession! I want to forge with High Carbon steels but do not have the best place to put a forge at the moment so stock removal will be what I start with until I can build a proper forge and learn the hammer and anvil. My question is I know heat treating is completely different than tempering that is used to re harden the blade. Is there a heat treat oven that does both heat treat where I can pull the steel out hammer and quench, that also will temper the blade for rehardeneing later in the process? ? Then I would just use my oven for tempering correct? Essentially, I am just trying to find out if I bought one of these: http://www.texasknife.com/vcom/product_info.php?cPath=659_221_623&products_id=675
If I could just heat my high carbon steel and then hammer on a anvil to shape, and then later after creating grinds, temper in same oven? Also, once I have played around with the high carbon steels and want to move to the CPM 3V's etc... An oven like above will be able to heat treat and temper the "super steels"as well correct? Any other recommendations you may have for heat treat ovens other than this I am certainly all ears! IM about to order one of these an a Wilmont LB1000 to get this passion off the ground! Thanks so much for any help
If I could just heat my high carbon steel and then hammer on a anvil to shape, and then later after creating grinds, temper in same oven? Also, once I have played around with the high carbon steels and want to move to the CPM 3V's etc... An oven like above will be able to heat treat and temper the "super steels"as well correct? Any other recommendations you may have for heat treat ovens other than this I am certainly all ears! IM about to order one of these an a Wilmont LB1000 to get this passion off the ground! Thanks so much for any help