# Episode 41 | Torches and Tranny Fluid

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Podcast: [The Knife Freak Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-knife-freak-show-7143957)
Published: 2025-11-26T12:00:33+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3973

## Resource

Sorry for the late episode, life gets in the way podcasting sometimes. We give some general shop updates, recap a bit of last week's episode, and then get into a good question. After that we dive into how we each started making and giving some tips on some tools. Question: Starting out, what is a good, somewhat consistent method for heat treating?- Burnie Blades Email knifefreakshow@gmail.com (with 1 S) with Questions, Suggestions, Knife Stories, etc. www.mcneesknives.com https://boatrightbladeworks.wixsite.com

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