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Posted by T_Bone on January 11, 2004 at 04:04:43 from (171.75.7.31):
In Reply to: DIY case hardening posted by Craig on January 10, 2004 at 17:43:33:
Hi craig, As sam pointed out, case harding is just a surface layer thats hard. Carbon or bone is powered in a vaccum chamber then heated as the steel will absorb the hardening agent. One old way of blacksmithing was to powder carbon, heat the steel to dull red, then draw the steel thru the carbon powder as it's rubbed accross a salamonic block. Another way was to bring the steel to a dull red then quinch in horse urine (weak nitric acid) then temper at about 500F. Both of thease methods works well. some knife makers still use both methods. Most hardening was done at dawn so the blacksmith could comapre the dull red with the rising sun. A very good book on the subject is: Advanced Gunsmithing by W.F. Vickery ( out of print) but copies are still around. I paid $20 for a copy at amazon.com T_Bone
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