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I'm not a metal smith, but I do know damage mechanisms as part of my job. 375F isn't hot enough to affect a temper, I believe that shouldn't be a concern till you're around 500-600F for carbon &...

Autoclave was the comparison in the dry heat vs. pressurized steam quote I posted earlier. It is indeed the most effective way to sterilize/disinfect items, but as you said the steam/heat isn't...

I spend 8-9 months of the year in hotel rooms, absolutely nothing is safe. I've had beer, clothes, cartons of cigarettes, loose change, pens, phone chargers, even my friggin wedding band stolen by...

It's good stuff to know though. I'd want to be able to sterilize my razors any time I noticed they'd been handled while I was out. Anybody could be carrying anything these days & even a compartment...

250-300F should kill any infectious bacteria/virus. Not hot enough to affect the temper/hardening, but hot enough you'd want to bring it up & back down gradually, especially if you intend to repeat...

The surest biocide is heat, but in the case of a straight you'd have to make sure it's slow enough to not cause microfissuring (microscopic cracks at the grain boundaries). Because the edge is so...