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Redneck Annealing

Shoki

Shoki

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This is probably a silly question but I have to ask.

Does anyone know if a conventional electric oven on 'clean' setting will anneal a piece of hardened steel? I don't think it would but I seem to remember someone waaay back heating up a file with an electric stovetop burner, putting a propane torch flame to it at the same time and then sticking it in the oven on 'clean'. Sounds nuts, I know, but I don't remember if it worked or not.
I ask because I can't set up a forge at my current place and I've got a piece of bitch-hard steel that I'd like to be able to work on.
 
No....it'll get 5-600f. You need 1600+....depending on steel type.
 
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A poor anneal is one of the easiest ways to have a poor knife. I don't understand why so many makers want to lower their standards for the anneal, even some makers who agonize over other processes that are less important!
 
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