I heat treat high-alloy stainless steels including, but not limited to:
Crucible CPM S35-VN®, CPM S30V®, CPM 154®, Timken-Latrobe BG 42®, Hitachi ATS 34®, Uddeholm Elmax Superclean®, Sandvik 13C26®, AEBL®, 440C, Damasteel, and Nichols stainless damascus.
I also heat treat tool steels such as O1, A2, D2, D6, 5160, L6, 52100, the 10xx series, W-series, and carbon damascus steels.
While I can attempt to heat treat your mystery steel—perhaps a file, old wagon wheel, truck spring, or other unknown source—doing so is largely guesswork. For best results, purchase quality steel from a reputable supplier. Your time and effort crafting a blade deserve reliable, predictable outcomes.
Unknown materials are guesswork when heat treating and may result in undesirable outcomes.
I employ a custom-designed heat treating furnace with full atmospheric controls and digital temperature accuracy of ±3°F at 2000°F. Heat treating and quenching cycles are tailored to the intended use of the product. Multiple quenching and tempering media are used to ensure optimal performance. Optionally, a cold tempering cycle is added to further enhance results.
My heat treating services are geared toward other knifemakers or small-scale industries needing specialty heat treating.
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