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Originally Posted by jimmontg
My experience with O1 Ray is with a kiln at 1475 it's a fair orange color and bright orange isn't going to be too much, the problem is only two minutes and how did he quench it. If he twirled the blade around it would warp and if he ground too much off it's going to be very prone to warp. Yes bright orange is a little too hot, but at least he didn't say yellowish orange.
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Yes, this was my concern. I was expecting it to take longer to get to cherry red so when I checked at 2 min and saw it was orange I was very surprised. I didn't swirl the knife in the oil. I plunged it in point first and after the flames died, I removed it slightly and dipped it back in a few times. This could have been part of the problem.
This is my first time and I am more interested in learning and enjoying the process rather than making a great knife. I would like to get there eventually though!
Thanks.