First time I actually saw the difference a good heat treat makes

Been messing around with basic knife stock removal for about a year. Never really paid attention to heat treat, just used whatever the steel came with. Last month I finally built a little forge and tried hardening and tempering a 1084 blade myself. Tested it on some scrap 2x4 and the edge held up way better than any of my store bought blanks. Night and day after a proper two cycle normalization. Has anyone else put off learning heat treat and regretted it?

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paul23324d ago

Heat treat is one of those things people blow out of proportion sometimes. I've used plenty of cheap factory knives that held up fine for what they were.

bettykim24d ago

My buddy skipped heat treat for years and his blades chipped all over the place until he finally tried it.