So tell me is this W&B shot?

**firefighter** · 01-21-2010, 10:14 PM

there you go get a guys hopes up and then take them away.... lol Seriously though tell me more about re tempering.

**janivar123** · 01-21-2010, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by firefighter

there you go get a guys hopes up and then take them away.... lol Seriously though tell me more about re tempering.

its re hardening and if i search the forge i may get you a better answer
or just do a search.

**firefighter** · 01-21-2010, 10:29 PM

Looking now......

**metalfab** · 01-21-2010, 10:31 PM

You are right I misspoke I believe it would be called annealing or normalizing.

**firefighter** · 01-21-2010, 11:03 PM

I guess the only way to know for sure is to hone and see how it does.......

**niftyshaving** · 01-21-2010, 11:07 PM

Sadness....

The only way to learn anything is to hone it up.

At least the seller did not buff it out to hide the issue.

If it has been wrecked you can try a gaggle of things
but first see if it will take an edge.

**onimaru55** · 01-21-2010, 11:10 PM

When a blade is heat treated it is not ground to final shape till later so as to prevent warpage. It may not be a good idea with your blade.

**Neil Miller** · 01-21-2010, 11:10 PM

I don't know if it could be done with a razor, but people do it with tools (re-tempering, that is). You have to harden first - heat to a certain colour then quench quickly in some suitable liquid, then draw the temper by heating to another colour and letting the piece cool slowly.

Hardened items are very brittle - tempering (annealing) is reducing the hardness - softening it a bit, if you like.

Tools are prone to crack at the hardening stage - old hands used to "beat" the metal about a bit as it was supposed to reduce the risk of cracking (?) - but I dont suppose you'd want to beat the razor with a hammer while it was hot, as the angles would change. There is a risk of warping, too.

Regards,
Neil

**niftyshaving** · 01-22-2010, 12:23 AM

This link is interesting. I believe you are seeing
oxide colors.

TEMPERING

If this was heated by a buffer one could see what the
likely upper bounds of the temperature might have been.
Then look up the effect on the steel. As thin as
the edge is it would have air cooled quickly.

Regardless hone it and strop it up and see how it responds.

**firefighter** · 01-22-2010, 12:37 AM

So Tom before I go deep into that article are you thinking there may be hope for the blade?

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