Paragon Industries, L.P. PMT21

Paragon KM-45D Knife Maker’s Heat Treating Furnace Knives have been indispensable on long journeys and through difficult trials. Upon their return home, explorers and soldiers and medics and astronauts have numbered among their most priceless possessions their knives. When the owner touches his knife, memories awaken. Once again he hears the stories around the crackling campfire; he smells the pine needles in the wilderness. He remembers the lean-tos he fashioned with his knife; the kindling he made for a fire in a blowing snow-storm. His heart quickens its pace as he sees scenes he shared with the knife. New higher furnace temperatures Paragon’s knifemaking furnaces are now rated to 2350 degrees F, so you can heat treat as hot as you need to. You can also choose between two temperature controllers. Do you need the robust 12-key Sentry, or the more economical 3-key Sentry Xpress? Test exotic heat treating formulas When you own a Paragon KM-45D furnace, you can live the knife making adventure to the fullest. You will actually witness the birth of your knives, for the soul of the blade is born in the crucible of the furnace. There are many reasons to enjoy owning a furnace. For instance, you can test and refine the heat treating formula when you have a furnace. Each time you alter the heat treatment, find out how many times a new blade can cut hemp rope and 2x4s. Can the blade bend to 45° or even 90°? After you run the blade through the first tests, take it out into the real world on a camping trip and test it further. The knife maker with a KM-series furnace can try exotic heat treating methods at his leisure. Does quenching in dry ice improve blade performance? What happens when 52100 ball bearing steel is triple-quenched with a one-day wait between each quench? After this treatment, will a 52100 blade bend to 90° without chipping? With a Paragon furnace in your shop, all questions about heat treating formulas are settled. Heat treating is no longer only theory; it is no longer a mysterious, difficult step in making knives. You will master the heat treating process, and you will find out for yourself what heat treating formula works best for your knife designs. Testing and heat treating are at the heart of the knife making adventure. Here is where your confidence as a knife maker deepens.