just rejoined the forum after being gone for a few years. noticed alot of changes. going to be starting bladesmithing very soon and had a question for the wise men here.
Been doing some studying on making knives and am having a bit of a hard time finding info on the tempering process. i know this varies a bit from steel to steel. but say I was using 5160 from a car/truck spring and had heat treated it with 3 thermal cycles. how would I go about the temper to get the hard edge and soft spine thereby creating a blade that could handle a little punishment like chopping through hardwood?
Thanks. Josh
