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Upon checking around I seem to run up against what a lot of guys do. That is, it seems Parks is only available in 5 gallon containers which, combined with the shipping charges, is not an insignificant expense. If this (my knife making) grows into something more significant, then certainly the expense can be justified.
In the meantime, I think I will try some new, fresh canola realizing that, at best, this isn't an ideal quenchant with 1095, and maybe experiment with some brine. But I agree Crex, that one "tink" is too many considering the effort already put into a blade before the quenching stage.
But heck, I'm new at this and it IS a learning process...
I haven't found a clear answer as to whether the brine should be heated or not.
And I wonder, is there a limited number of times a blade can pass through the "process" before the structure is altered to the point of no return. It seems forging a blade would answer that question. Also wondering if I should anneal the blades before trying another hardening/tempering process.
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