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Old 03-11-2008, 09:32 AM
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Hi Ed!

I had the chance to buy a few pieces of W-2 (3/4") rod, as I wanted to fiddle with
doing some clay hardening and nice sharp temper lines .

Have you worked with this steel before and,if so, are there any gotchas I need to be
aware of when forging and heat treating?

Thanks Ed!
Dana
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Old 03-11-2008, 10:11 AM
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Hi Dana!

Nothing special outside of what you already know about forging. On the heat treating end its a more shallow hardening steel that what you've been using, so you might have to play with a piece before making a sellable finished knife from it. Anytime I step outside my "normal" steels, I always make a test blade and ensure I've got things right, or if its a steel that I've used, but not in a while, to ensure I remember what I'm doing.

I keep meaning to pick up some W-2, but never seem to get around to doing it.

Keep us informed on how it goes for you.


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Hi Ed. You might check with Don Hanson. I recently bought some of his larger (1.185 or so) W2. I already had some of his smaller stock. Rumor is he may be running low soon, but I bet he'd be glad to work with you.


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Old 03-11-2008, 12:45 PM
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Thanks Ed!

I actually got my W-2 from Tracey Mickley. I was ordering some footage of his power twist
link belt for my KMG when I saw that he also carried some round W-2. I think he has one 3/4"
left and a few 1" rounds but there's not much left. Hopefully, I can squeeze out a couple of
blades per 11" section

Tracey told me that he actually did purchase his W-2 from Don Hanson, as Robert mentioned.

What got me interested in trying my hand at W-2 was a bowie that Bruce Bump had for sale
on his table next to me at the Blade West. He did the clay coating and heat treating and made
a pretty cool looking temper line. I'm always going in about 20 different directions trying something
new! I could probably get a lot more knives out the door if I wasn't always so "distracted: !

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Dana
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