Hi everyone:
My name is RJ Martin, I'm a full-time custom knifemaker, and I'm excited to be moderating this forum. Thanks, Alex!

I've been heat treating my own blades for quite a while now, and, for me it's still the most satisfying part of knifemaking. I actually went into Materials Engineering because I found heat treatment so interesting.
Over the years, I have heat treated the following steels:
01
A2
D2
M2
440C
ATS34
154CM
BG42
CPMS60V, CPMS90V
CPM3V
CPMS30V

So, you can see that most of my experience runs towards air hardening steels. I'm hoping that the forgers out there can jump in on the carbon steel questions!

I'd like this forum to be become a great resource for all aspects of knife related heat treating-including recipes, techniques, sources for materials and supplies, as well as Q and A. I don't claim to have all the answers, but, I'll share what I know and enlist help from others when I don't know an answer.

OK, let's get going......

Great to have you on board RJ!

Hey R.J.

Your the right person for this job! Glad to see you in our KNET "TKN" Group.

Good to see ya!~

We're just as pleased as can be to have you on board. Welcome, and congratulations on the moderator position.

Welcome, RJ! Really looking forward to this forum. Should be an exciting "place". Thanks for moderating!

I've been lookin' forward to this forum for a long time. Glad they have someone who knows his stuff lookin' out for us. :) And welcome to the family.

Great RJ. This forum is an exciting addition to the Community. Good to have you.

Shane

Welcome aboard!

Hey RJ
I'm really looking forward to this forum.
Glad to have you here!
Lucas

Welcome to the forum
I will and so will a lot be watching this , heat treating is an on going study for me . Thanks in advance for the help

Hi Randy,

Welcome to the Knife Network gang!

I'am pumped as well. Love the oven time more than anything with the exception of gettin one completed.
can't wait to get started