Heat bluing damascus

[steierknives]

Does anyone have an idea what temperature and length of time to heat blue some Devin Thomas stainless damascus. I have a Paragon furnace so regulating temperature is not a problem.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[Chuck Gedraitis Knives]

I'm not sure if stainless damascus will blue they way you want it to. A friend nitre blued some damasteel but that was at 900 deg. Most carbon damascus will turn purple/blue at 550-600, not sure of the time though, nitre bluing takes 10 minutes.

 

[steierknives]

Thanks,

Dave