Hi all,

I'm hoping in the next day or two to get to the hardening/tempering stages with the frankenrazor I'm making from 11 vintage blades (some details here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/forge...ml#post1790264).

I did some testing with a bit of the billet and it seems I'm stuck with water quenching. Oil did nothing, but the quench bucket got it nice and hard. Now, assuming that I'm able to harden the blade without the thing shattering - I'm used to using oil quenching steels for knives so water makes me a bit nervous - what would you guys try for tempering? Would my usual few cycles in a ~400 degree (f) toaster oven that i use for knives be a safe bet?

Ah, the joys of mystery steel...