Quench me.
Last night T and I were talking about tool making, specifically making a cold chisel.
We were discussing tempering, a subject which I know this . much about if that much, and he said something about quenching in oil.
That sounded absolutely crazy, but he seemed to know more about it than I (of course) and I found this this morning.
What I don't know is voluminous.
It is intimidating.
We were discussing tempering, a subject which I know this . much about if that much, and he said something about quenching in oil.
That sounded absolutely crazy, but he seemed to know more about it than I (of course) and I found this this morning.
What I don't know is voluminous.
It is intimidating.
posted by sarah at 9:37 AM
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I learned about oil quenching when I was researching some of the more detail-oriented metalworking. The smithy work I've done has been mostly 'gross' sort of wrought-iron stuff, not working with detailed tempering and the like.
Metallurgy is really fascinating, and it's not just 'heat the metal, beat it into shape, now you have a sword' stuff. It's complex.
I hope to someday have a forge to work with again. It was a lot of fun.
I didn't think I was interested in the forge work, But I definitely am.
I need to get an anvil; I do have a piece of RR rail..ball peen hammer, etc.
I like the bending part. I do like wrought ironwork, it suits my need/ interest in gates.
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