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Old 10-03-2017, 12:57 AM
epicfail48 epicfail48 is offline
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Polishing Blade Before HT

Title really says everything, has anybody tried finishing a blade before heat treatment? That is, final grinding down to the finished edge thickness, then bringing the blade to whatever the final level of polish is, be it brushed, satin, buffed, whatever, all before hardening and tempering?

I can imagine this wouldnt work with plain carbon or oil-quenching steels, but what about some form of stainless, heated in foil to prevent decarb and plate quenched to prevent warp? Itd be nice if i could get a finish that requires nothing more than a quick swipe with a scotchbrite pad to shine it up right out of HT, its a lot easier to polish un-hardened steel after all...
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