Poop Fungus
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Howdy. I was just wondering what would be the better way of these 2 ways to achieve a nice deep, even blue color when tempering.
1. preheat the oven to 600 degrees (F) and put in the knife/tomahawk and watch closely until it gets blue/purple or all blue (20 minutes or so) and then quickly quench with water.
...or...
2. preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake knife/tomahawk for a much longer period (2'ish hours) until a nice blue forms.
.....
i've tried the first one but am having trouble getting a uniform blue. i havent tried the second one but have heard that metal will eventually turn higher tempurature tempering colors if left at lower tempurature, for extended time. i've also seen videos using a pencil torch and wet rag to temper but havent tried that either.
any other methods are welcomed also...thanks
1. preheat the oven to 600 degrees (F) and put in the knife/tomahawk and watch closely until it gets blue/purple or all blue (20 minutes or so) and then quickly quench with water.
...or...
2. preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake knife/tomahawk for a much longer period (2'ish hours) until a nice blue forms.
.....
i've tried the first one but am having trouble getting a uniform blue. i havent tried the second one but have heard that metal will eventually turn higher tempurature tempering colors if left at lower tempurature, for extended time. i've also seen videos using a pencil torch and wet rag to temper but havent tried that either.
any other methods are welcomed also...thanks