Tempering question

[Matt Rochester]

Say I didn't get the hardness I was shooting for the first go around and wanted to temper again. I tempered twice for 1 hour each the first time. Should I temper twice the second time or is once good?

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

After the first temper cycles, you only need one cycle to lower the hardness. If it still needs more, do additional one hour cycles as needed.

 

[Matt Rochester]

Thanks bud.

After the first temper cycles, you only need one cycle to lower the hardness. If it still needs more, do additional one hour cycles as needed.