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Title: question about stainless(not for a blade)
Post by: beaver#1 on February 10, 2010, 09:26:00 PM

i know how to aneal brass, copper and metals like that, but how would you aneal stainless to make it easier to work down for guards and such.

Title: Re: question about stainless(not for a blade)
Post by: R H Clark on February 10, 2010, 11:15:00 PM

I have a friend who uses stainless for guards.He just purchases stock from a knife supply.

Title: Re: question about stainless(not for a blade)
Post by: Maxximusgrind on February 11, 2010, 02:32:00 AM

Do you know what type of stainless it is ?with alot of steels it would be to heat to non-magnetic and bury it in ash(or something)to prevent it from cooling too quickly.The problem is there are alot af specialty steels out there,some are trickier than others.

Title: Re: question about stainless(not for a blade)
Post by: Doug Campbell on February 11, 2010, 09:16:00 AM

I would think that typically if he purchased it from a knife supplier it would be annealed already for ease of working...