[geeks] Swords (real ones this time)

[Phil Stracchino]

On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 10:01:47AM -0500, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Nov 2003 19:39:17 -0600 Bill Bradford wrote:
> > Last Legend has some *really* nice, cryo-tempered blades coming out
> > (or maybe they're out already); however, they start in the same price
> > range as the PPK ($250-300).  
> 
> The guys over at Texas Knifemaking Supply apparently have the ability to
> cryo temper.  It adds $4 to the cost of a heat treat - bringing it up
> to about $10 per blade.  Sounds like a deal to me....

My understanding is that cryotreatment for steels is actually more a
deep stress relief than a tempering operation per se, right?


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