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The Knife Network Forums : Knife Making Discussions > Custom Knife Discussion Boards > Knife Making Discussions > Heat Treating and Metallurgy > Heat treat damascus with a curve PDA View Full Version : Heat treat damascus with a curve oldwolf 04-20-2005, 02:57 PM Can you obtain a Katana Curve using oil? My Damasus is 5160 1095 & 203E. I'm pretty sure water is a NoNo with these steels. Plan to put clay back on, but I sure don't want a downward curve. Will the interrupted quench work? oldwolf 04-22-2005, 07:36 PM Hey Guys, any ideas how to do this with oil? Robert Washburn 04-22-2005, 08:40 PM I would forge the curve in it before heat treating.I`ve made several and never used damascus. Robert oldwolf 04-22-2005, 10:46 PM I was kind of leaning that way. Thanks Robert. Ken sdcb27 04-24-2005, 11:02 PM Water makes steel curve up, oil down, so if you want a curve in your blade and quench in oil as you should with 5160, you have no choice but to forge it in. also 5160 will not have any benefit from a clay coat as far as looks go if thats your reason for clay coating.