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Old 25th November 2025, 02:33 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey View Post
Adam, what you are looking for is a "quench" line, not a temper line, it indicates the point at which the quench might have stopped, it is a change in colour of the material, but it can disappear after a blade is polished. It does not need to be a straight line, it can be a graduated area.

Then again, it is entirely possible that the maker did not wish to heat treat the blade, many decorative, very expensive, modern custom knives do not get a heat treat also.
Quench line is a better and more accurate way of expressing the idea.

I didn't know that about modern art knives. Makes sense but I feel that I lost some innocence.

Adam, Alan, and Tatyana thank you for showing us these blades. I really enjoyed all the fuller work.
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