Gary LT Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 While home for a while, decided to use up some left over antler tine into small knives…..(stocking stuffers at best) This one broke impatiently tapping on the guard. (6150 leftover stock). Really pleased with this break! Gary LT 2 "I Never Met A Knife I Didn't Like", (Will Rogers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joël Mercier Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Silky smooth grain. Got any clue why such a tough steel would break (so clean) when tempered? Perhaps you forgot to temper at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary LT Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 Nope they’re tempered, followed recommended guidelines for 6150. I think because of the normalization decalescence/recalescence, ,etc. Forged these several months ago and tempered each one right after quench, one hour, cool down, then one hour again, (unless I got impatient) Gary LT "I Never Met A Knife I Didn't Like", (Will Rogers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lester Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Well, at least there was one good thing about it. You got the grain the way that you want it. Too bad about the blade though. Doug HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Well, I guess you can call that bitter-sweet That little ridge near the spine on the back half of the blade may indicate that there was already a crack there. Otherwise I'd say you just hadn't paid your annual dues to the quench god for the year. -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary LT Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 Hah, yes I am short on the dues for sure! But no heartache wasn’t a major project. I am working on a couple of others I’d be really upset though! Gary LT "I Never Met A Knife I Didn't Like", (Will Rogers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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