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Picks - Should You Sharpen Them Or Not?
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<blockquote data-quote="sand surfer" data-source="post: 585242" data-attributes="member: 7418"><p>Hi nightjar ,when i am having a play in the smithy, i like to use mineral white oil for a quench, if i am going to kill myself with toxic fumes i like them to smell nice :lol: </p><p></p><p>Dipping the old spring in oil mate ,you are more than likely doing yourself a favour for your pick if it is water hardened ,as the oil will keep the hard face hard but it will soften the steel directly behind the hard face which creates a inertia point that would help the spring from snapping off at the hard facing, the same as sharpening a pick in the forge you only harden and temper the first 2- 3 inches of the pick point</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sand surfer, post: 585242, member: 7418"] Hi nightjar ,when i am having a play in the smithy, i like to use mineral white oil for a quench, if i am going to kill myself with toxic fumes i like them to smell nice :lol: Dipping the old spring in oil mate ,you are more than likely doing yourself a favour for your pick if it is water hardened ,as the oil will keep the hard face hard but it will soften the steel directly behind the hard face which creates a inertia point that would help the spring from snapping off at the hard facing, the same as sharpening a pick in the forge you only harden and temper the first 2- 3 inches of the pick point [/QUOTE]
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