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07-28-2006, 10:48 PM
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heat treating W1
Can anyone refer me to a decent W1 heat treating formula?
Or, does anyone have one they prefer and would care to share? Something reliable, I hope! Thanks! __________________ Blade Show Table 8-Q What do you do when you see your ex in pain, limping and bleeding? Relax. Take a deep breath. Reload and then shoot again. http://www.andersenforge.com/ 
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07-30-2006, 12:37 PM
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I would search this forum, bladeforums, and Don Fogg's forum for posts on W1 by Randall Graham and Nick Wheeler. They have both written alot of really great stuff.
JOhn __________________ John Frankl
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07-31-2006, 08:44 PM
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Karl, W1 is one of my favorite steels. It is basicly a better grade of 1095. I heat to 1450 hold for a few min.s then quench in a fast oil, then two one hour tempers at 400 deg.s. I am forging blades from W1 drill rod and it's been a very, very clean steel with predictable results.
I forgot to mention that I finish forging with lower heats and also normalize once just above critical then agian at critical and last at just below critical. I also like to soak for one hour at 1300 deg.s in my kiln. After reading alot of Kevin Cashen's posts, I am rethinking the way I heat treat a have started working with the info he has be sharing. Thanks Kevin 
Last edited by Don Hanson; 07-31-2006 at 11:12 PM.
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07-31-2006, 10:55 PM
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quick question
Don, just a quick question. It may be a little off topic, but what team does you cat play for?
 Doug Lester 
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#5
08-01-2006, 05:19 PM
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__________________ "I want to play with your poodle" Lightnin' Hopkins, long ago Steve Hayden steve4663@gmail.com Aztec, NM
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#6
08-01-2006, 07:20 PM
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 and a bad cat it is, see that look on it's face?
Last edited by Don Hanson; 08-01-2006 at 07:39 PM.
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#7
08-17-2023, 08:55 PM
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