HD,

I thought so, the steel on most knives can take a lot of heat before the HT actually gets messed up.

Mac,

That's odd. I actually got the dent before I placed the YKLE in the fire. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

It was in for a very short time, too.

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