quick question

[s88008]

I registered, but cant search so forgive me if my questions already been answered.

I ht / tempered my first blade and overheated it "turned a little blue" while trying to put my bevel on. So my question is can i fix it, maybe annell it and start over or is it ruined?

thanks for any help in advance.

 

[Bill Burke]

if it is just a small part of the edge you can just carefully grind that part off the blade by reprofiling the edge. but if it is a large area or runs into the blade farther than you want to reprofile then anneal and start over.

 

[sunshadow]

Sorry Dude, that part of the steel lost it's HT
Anneal, re-HT retemper

When you are grinding after HT work gently and dip in water as soon as it gets too warm to hold onto with bare hand


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[s88008]

thanks for the advice guys.

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

Is it stainless or carbon steel?

 

[s88008]

1095 carbon

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

The temper on 1095 is in the 450 to 500 range if your light blue you should be fine.

 

[s88008]

Running a file across the blade it seems to bite more on the spot I overheated im gonna anneal and start over. Thanks again for the help.

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

Good call. If the file bites on that one spot and skates on the rest suck it up and start over.