I had some minor warpage after HT/tempering on my 1/4" thick O-1 blade. Final hardness was about 60 on Rockwell scale.
I tried to straighten it out with 1 ton arbor press but 1/4" steel was too much for it. I switch to a vise. Then I switched to vise and three steel rods. With that setup I could bend my blade while in a vise but it always returned to it's original shape.
Finnaly I applied too much pressure and it snapped.
I am thinking about welding a threaded rod to it and make a hidden tang knife. What do you think?
05-29-2006, 04:29 PM
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