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successfully rehardened cheap palm gouges



 
 
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Old February 21st 06, 04:04 PM posted to rec.crafts.carving
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Default successfully rehardened cheap palm gouges

Greetings,

I got a set of those crummy ebay palm gouges to practice sharpening. I
have decent Acorn and Pfeil to carve with. The other day I grabbed the
ebay set to work on some detail the "real" gouges were too big for.
Disgusted with the resulting curled-up cutting edges, I figured, "Why not?"

Pulled the handles off, heated in a propane torch, water quenched, and
tempered. Oh, what a difference it made! I've had a little experience with
hardening and tempering steel; don't expect good results unless you've
practiced first.

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