Jeff - Make'em in two parts: the gage from O-1 lapped etc, and the knurled
handle from SAE1020. Join the two with a taper fit.

"Jeffrey Lindemuth" wrote in message
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I want to make a plug gauge using O1 tool steel. I am going to harden,
grind and lap the gauge and knurl the handle. So if I harden the entire
piece, how do I get the scale out of the knurls? Or do I heat the entire
piece, only quench the plug end, let the handle cool slowly keeping the
handle annealed, remove the scale and knurl? Or do I not have a clue what
I
am talking about?

Jeff Lindemuth