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Posted: 5/12/2010 4:20:42 PM EDT
| Look I am ignorant of this stuff. I want a really good knife at a decent price. I am looking at two blades. One from DJ knives which is 1095 tool grade steel 1/4 inch thick blade. The other is from Ranger knives and he uses 5160 heat treated triple tempered to 58 RC. Which is the better knife or are there other questions I should ask about their knives? Need help. Thanks for the help Keith375. |
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I've never heard of DJ's either. Ranger is GTG. 5160 makes great leaf springs. For knives I prefer 1095. It is pretty much standard now to heat treat and triple temper. Mine are, plus they get a cryogenic treatment. I picked up a bar of 5160 to try my hand at stock removal after reading a bare bones knifemaking tutorial that recommended 5160, using a backyard fire, used motor oil for quenching, and the kitchen oven for tempering. Is the heat treat/tempering process basically the same for 1095? If so, and since you say 1095 is superior for knives, I might pick up a bar of 1095 next time. |
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Doing it at home can be tricky. The heat treating is a bit temperamental and it has to be tempered at 600 degrees for an hour or so to get a rockwell of around 58. My oven doesn't even go that high on cleaning. If you want a higher hardness, you can do it at lower temps that an over could handle.
That's why I let Peter's do it for me. There are many steels in the 10xx range that would be easier than 1095. |
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