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Advice quenching my first “letter opener”
I’ve been making this in my spare time in blacksmithing class, it’s made of spring steel most likely 5160 or something close. Planning to do a warer quench today, since there’s no quenching oil in class. The instructor didn’t seem concerned about quenching in water, so I’m gonna go for it, but I’d appreciate some tips to keep it from cracking.
u/Dymmesdale — 4 days ago