Thanks Karl

[tomh]

Something Karl explained in the 1095 thread finally clicked for me and I was finally able to do a decent edge quench where I was totally in control, and could see what was happening the whole time.
Up until now I only had one good edge quench, all the others I just heated as for an edge quench and dunked them completely. Which  made for a nice differential heat treat, but seems like cheating.

here is the blade I did today. I have taken to doing a quick etch before tempering so I can see if it is a good heat treat. I was getting a soft spot between the tip and belly on a lot of my edges.

 

thanks Karl!!

[kbaknife]

Coolness!!!!
Sometimes, ya' just gotta connect a few dots and it makes all the difference.

[skullworks]

Looks great! Can't wait to see it finished!