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A search will turn up lots of advise and methods on plate quenching.
Only air hardening steels will plate quench. 1095 has one of the shortest cooling rates of the knife steels ,and only works in fast oil, or water.
I'll let some of the D-2 makers advise you on the use of plates for D-2.
Stacy
That's my thought. But the guy who is saying this is basically telling me I don't know what I'm talking about ( which is admittedly often the case). I just told him to go ahead and try it if he's so sure.With all the debates of slower oils not working on 1095, why anyone would claim that plate quenching it would work is beyond me.
The discussion was not with Tim. Another person just posted that screenshot.I am FB friends with Tim... but couldn't find this discussion.... link?
Won't work with blade geometries that pull away from the plates. I don't doubt that 1/8" x 1" bar COULD harden between steel plates. What was the temperature and dimensions of the plates?
Here's the link. Group may be closed https://m.facebook.com/groups/1559533911008695?view=permalink&id=1753967438232007