Ken Onion Leek

[Leland Davis]

Working on my game scenes this was today's attempt on a Leek
Leland

 

[papart1]

man.........that looks just great!!!!

 

[papart1]

your line cuts are very similar to mine........only difference is my form construction

 

[Adder]

Nice job. How was it to cut?

 

[Leland Davis]

Thanks for the comments. It cut ok after sanding the coating off the outside but I did sharpen a lot. I have several of these to do today, I took the next one apart and annealed it much easier to cut.
Leland

 

[papart1]

can I ask.what color changes did you get with annealing this .s.s please?

 

[Leland Davis]

I Heated to a dull red and just let it air cool. It cooled to a dull dark gray then I polished.

 

[papart1]

Thank you sir!

 

[monk]

not sure what a leek looks like, but looks ok to me

 

[Leland Davis]

monk, I have seen pictures of leeks but where I live you have to drive to a big town to find them in a store.

 

[monk]

monk, I have seen pictures of leeks but where I live you have to drive to a big town to find them in a store.

i think they are some kind of onion. not sure tho

 

[SamW]

Like a very large green onion.

 

[papart1]

Flint....was the dark gray suitable for your layout and then to cut please?

 

[Leland Davis]

The dark gray was polished off before any lay out or cutting. I cut a bison on the scale today it cut much nicer with a lot less sharpening. That being said I am not sure if the annealing or the fact with the scale off the knife I could hold it better with less vibration either way it worked.
Leland

 

[Karl]

After engraving, do you hear treat again? If so, how do you keep engraving clean? Learning lot here. Thanks

 

[Leland Davis]

Karl, I do not harden after engraving. I don't see the need for a knife scale to be that hard. When I do reharden parts after engraving I do it in a pack to keep air off the parts no oxidation forms that way
Thanks,Leland

 

[Karl]

Curious as to what kind of pack you found works best? Know in tool steel there is a liquid anti scale dip. Don't know if it would protect engraving. Thanks

 

[Leland Davis]

Karl, if I am rehardening it is color case so the pack is a mixture of bone and wood charcoal

 

[Karl]

Know about case color hardening. Is there other pack option for different metals to show & protect engraving?