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In my opinion there is nothing more perfectly suited to cryo-processing than blades items.
Knives can be sharpened to a keener edge and will hold that edge easily twice as long as non processed knives. Blades also are stronger and less likely to chip or break.
Ka-bar uses a similar process on their knives. They use dry ice (-120f) and it is effective. Deep Cryogenic processing (-300+) allows for additional benefits like the formation of eta carbides and the rework of the molecular structure. As for mass produced knives Ka-bar has a good method and produces a very good product.
Other custom knife makers in the area will quench in LN2 and soak for an hour or so. This is also very good for the knives. Quenching at -300f will allow for complete Austenite to Martensite transformation. Again it will not form eta carbides or realign the molecular structure which requires a soak at -300 for at least 24 hours. But it does produce a very good quality knife.
Mr. Cern Addison is the very best custom knife sharpener I have ever seen. He has a booth at the Gonzales gun show and has a sharpener that he custom built with diamond wheels and a belt sander as well as a polisher. He sharpened a machete that I had processed and afterwards I could shave with the entire blade.
I will be at the Gonzales gun show and will have a small number of knives cryo-processed by me and sharpened by Cern Addison. Mr. Addison was impressed with the results cryogenic processing had on the different blades he sharpened for me last time and he has been sharpening knives for a very long time. I will be working with Mr. Addison on many of the knives I process and have gathered together a bunch of customers knives for him to sharpen next weekend. These are the sharpest and highest quality knives available. I would have no problem putting these knives up agented any knife anywhere in the world.
I know there are some of you out there that love your knives. If you would like to transform one of your knives to be the very best available let me know. I am working out a agreement with Mr. Addison so that my customers can have their knives sharpened by him after cryo processing. Because he lives in Franklinton La it will be necessary for me to mail them to him after processing. As it stands now it looks like the cost will be in the $30 range to have your knife cryo-processed and sharpened.
Depending on how well this agreement works out, I may begin to fabricate my own knives using materials like turbine blades and other unique alloys. I am open to any suggestions or ideas for materials and designs for the knives and encourage anyone to chime in.
Thanks
David
Knives can be sharpened to a keener edge and will hold that edge easily twice as long as non processed knives. Blades also are stronger and less likely to chip or break.
Ka-bar uses a similar process on their knives. They use dry ice (-120f) and it is effective. Deep Cryogenic processing (-300+) allows for additional benefits like the formation of eta carbides and the rework of the molecular structure. As for mass produced knives Ka-bar has a good method and produces a very good product.
Other custom knife makers in the area will quench in LN2 and soak for an hour or so. This is also very good for the knives. Quenching at -300f will allow for complete Austenite to Martensite transformation. Again it will not form eta carbides or realign the molecular structure which requires a soak at -300 for at least 24 hours. But it does produce a very good quality knife.
Mr. Cern Addison is the very best custom knife sharpener I have ever seen. He has a booth at the Gonzales gun show and has a sharpener that he custom built with diamond wheels and a belt sander as well as a polisher. He sharpened a machete that I had processed and afterwards I could shave with the entire blade.
I will be at the Gonzales gun show and will have a small number of knives cryo-processed by me and sharpened by Cern Addison. Mr. Addison was impressed with the results cryogenic processing had on the different blades he sharpened for me last time and he has been sharpening knives for a very long time. I will be working with Mr. Addison on many of the knives I process and have gathered together a bunch of customers knives for him to sharpen next weekend. These are the sharpest and highest quality knives available. I would have no problem putting these knives up agented any knife anywhere in the world.
I know there are some of you out there that love your knives. If you would like to transform one of your knives to be the very best available let me know. I am working out a agreement with Mr. Addison so that my customers can have their knives sharpened by him after cryo processing. Because he lives in Franklinton La it will be necessary for me to mail them to him after processing. As it stands now it looks like the cost will be in the $30 range to have your knife cryo-processed and sharpened.
Depending on how well this agreement works out, I may begin to fabricate my own knives using materials like turbine blades and other unique alloys. I am open to any suggestions or ideas for materials and designs for the knives and encourage anyone to chime in.
Thanks
David
