Kitchen oven

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Hi, I'm starting to get into knifemaking, I have a question about heat treating in the kitchen oven, now all the books I've read and all I could find on the internet, has to do with tempering steall in the kitchen oven, but can you use the kitchen oven to Anneal steel as well, I've bought some flat stock from a knifemakers supply but no answer on wether its already annealed if I can put it in the oven and soften it for easier working would be great. if it is posible what temp, and for how long?
 
A kitchen oven won't get hot enough to anneal steel. Typical ovens don't get much over 500ºf, but to anneal you need temps well over 1000ºf. Flatstock you buy isn't usually in a hardened state, but it's not usually annealed per se unless it says so. Regardless, it is usually soft enough to work with normal tools.

- Chris
 
It's probably already annealed, but you can't do it in your kitchen oven. You'll need a kiln or a forge. You can make a simple forge out of a second hand sauce pan and frying pan.
 
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