What are some of the more technical aspects of Carter Cutlery?
I have just spent the past few hours treating blades in a pine charcoal forge. This is work that can only be done in the evening when there is no daylight to confuse the colors. I often forge similar knives in batches of 50 or 100. This gives me economy of motion and allows for the very best quality control. I’m able to really “get into the groove” during each repetitive motion. Keeping a wide blade flat, straight, and untwisted after quenching in water takes considerable more time and skill than a narrow blade. I had to change the price at some point and decided on 6.5 sun because orders over that size are rare. Therefore, they become “one off” custom orders which require special attention compared to blades in the normal line-up. The knives should come in around HRC 63-64 after I heat them in a pine charcoal fire, quench them in water, then temper them over the open flames of the forge. I use no modern measuring device for temperature, etc. It is all done by eye and experience (and a
