Scottish Late 18th Century Blade - Tempered?

Battara · 16th December 2018, 01:02 AM

The blade seemed to be moderately hard but not brittle. After I did some more research and read your comments here, I slowly and carefully bent the steel blade back into straight form without snapping it.

So I did not need to reheat but will keep this as a second option should I get into a similar situation.

Again many thanks to all of you for your input.

The first picture is how I got the blade which was roughly 20 degrees off center.

The second picture is after I worked on it, which is now roughly straight.

16th December 2018, 01:02 AM	#9
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	The blade seemed to be moderately hard but not brittle. After I did some more research and read your comments here, I slowly and carefully bent the steel blade back into straight form without snapping it. So I did not need to reheat but will keep this as a second option should I get into a similar situation. Again many thanks to all of you for your input. The first picture is how I got the blade which was roughly 20 degrees off center. The second picture is after I worked on it, which is now roughly straight. Attached Images