Quote Originally Posted by mastermute View Post
I'm just starting out and I annealed my bar in te woodburner overnight (as per "greenpete") and for "forging" the tail I used a butane/propane hand held burner. I'm lost right now for the heat treatment, but I think it'll involve a hairdryer and a charcoal bed, some piping and engine oil...
You could probably get a decent heat treat with your propane burner setup, if your careful to heat the blade evenly.