Blade aging

[Camano Ridge]

Forty Rod, there are a few ways to demagnetize. Megnets can be affected by mechanical shock, heat and alternating megnetic fields.

Mechanical shock - lock the knife in a vice and stike th back of the blade several good wacks on the spine of the blade chek the magnetism.

Heat - Heat the knife to beyond the curie point, the problem is it will be about 750 F and will likely effect the temper.

I don't know how much of the blade is magnetic or how big the blade is there is a screwdriver demagnetizer available at a lot of hardware and big box stores. You might be able to get enough of the tip into it.

[Forty Rod]

Blade is just shy of 8".  It's not really very important, but it bugs the bejabbers out of me just knowing it's magnetized.

Thanks.

[Old Top]

Forty,

You should not have been carring that blade around.  Too much of your electrifing personalty.

Old Top

[Kendoo Kid]

given the time I have had.........my blade is goin'ta age naturally.