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Do some spikes have a higher carbon content than others? I tried heat treating this one the same way I have other knives, heating to cherry red and quenching in oil. The edge is still very soft. I thought maybe I didn't get it quite hot enough and am going to try again.Thats a good start. me and dad were making some for a while. But, with both of us working all the time its hard to find the time for projects like this.Just remember to do some kind of a heat treat on it.the ones we made wouldn't keep an edge until we done it.
I've heard that the spikes used in a curve are a better grade than the ones used on a straight away.I guess this to add strength.Most of the time what we did was repeated heat and quench .we've done some as much as 4 or 5 times.As for the pics not yet.I'll try to get some on here this weekend.Do some spikes have a higher carbon content than others? I tried heat treating this one the same way I have other knives, heating to cherry red and quenching in oil. The edge is still very soft. I thought maybe I didn't get it quite hot enough and am going to try again.
Also do you have any pictures of the ones you made.
Thanks for any advice you can give me.