04-10-2017, 08:05 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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I know this is a very old thread; however, I have to ask you Ed....
How far, in degrees, would these "soft back draw" tempers make it before they broke in the 90? test? Would they typically make it at least 30 degrees?
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Originally Posted by Ed Caffrey
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When I really started to notice this was during testing folks for their JS.....those who chose to differentially harden generally had no problems getting through the tests. Those who fully hardened their blade(s), and then tried to soft back draw, often failed. After questioning those individual who had failed, the common theme was that they would heat the spine of the fully hardened blade "until it was blue", and when their blades broke, the tempered "skin" that I mentioned previously was evident.
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Last edited by PeterTheWolf; 04-11-2017 at 07:36 PM.
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