its sad to see a good another group lederless and taken over by spammers... if any of you are bladesmiths you may like to join mt spam free group. at...
... group. ... SORRY FOLKS I GOOFED..its now fixed.. also Jim Hrisoulas PHD a world renoun master bladesmith and author of the best knife makeing books out...
I totally agree! I joined this very same program in March 1985 and it has saved my family nothing short of a fortune. This sampler kit is the most valuable...
The way I check for carbon steel is the way the iron workers check the steel... The spark of mild steel does not split. You can check what grade steel it is by...
Did not say split rod... Did say look at the spark as you grind, Does the spark split? Did you get it to split into, or in 3rds or more... Look at 1 spark,...
I have been reading up on various stainless stock and have noted that since my hiatus from knife-making, 440C has fallen out of vogue. I even read an article...
Warren I have a Tom Enos blade made from D2. It is one of my favorites. D2 will rust (mainly surface rust) but it is "rust resistant" I had to stop carrying...
hello chip d1+d2 is i remember correctly is used for files..d-1 is easy to find but d-2 if i rember correctly hard to find ??? it is good steel . chele ... ...
hello warren ill try to add a share a few things but i am not the expert as jim h is in this area.. i heat treat my own simple steel knives and they are not...
Chele, D2 is listed as tool steel. I know that industrial planer blades are made from D2. It doesn't polish very well, but it is very tough stuff. I use a ...
Someone said to me recently that the pioneers mostly used cheap tin knives and the stainless steel is somewhat like that- Rod In a message dated 1/11/2007...
CHIP that was my understanding also but it was listed under ss on a steel mfg site... chele ... <http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/pattern_welded_steel> ... ...
One thing I have wondered about stainless steel is if there is a oxide and if it gets into food when we cook with it. It always looks better when it buffs so...
Rodkzmin@... wrote .. ... To begin, someone wrote (somewhere) that "stainless" should be written as "stain-less" because it does stain, oxidize and corrode...
I don't know if this adds anything to the conversation but once at a camping show I saw a guy there cooking on a surgical surgical stainless steel without ...
Let me tell you a store about aluminum used it air crafts I worked with some time back. It had a piece of aluminum rust, yes red rust coming off the metal. We...
Rodkzmin@... wrote .. ... I don't remember as much of the chemistry of cooking as I would wish, but one thing that happens is that sugars develop with heat,...
rob anderson <badbadbob1@...> wrote .. ... Rob, this is an area I've been researching lately while I gather materials totry some experiments. What you're...
testing has found using brownpolymer grease on steel blades stops rust oxides from forming. once applied leaves a dry film and non toxic that stops rust and...
THATS JUST MY POINT.. Without anyone in control its riddled with spamers trying to sell something.. all ive tried to do as a damascus bladesmith and knife ...
Howdy, As many of you may or may not know I've been really ramping up my production as a part time knife maker. I would like to think that my skills have...
Just got my BS and i wasnt even required to turn up! Just called these people 801 697-0461, filled out a few forms and a bit of paperwork and was accredited ...
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