Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: DC on February 15, 2017, 09:47:30 pm
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I've been watching this show for a while. It's kinda interesting. I noticed that while they show everyone quenching their blades they never show anyone tempering or even mention tempering. Is this just because tempering isn't as dramatic as hardening or is there something about the way they harden that doesn't need tempering. I did hardening and tempering in school and they always went together. Do you think they just edit it out?
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I'm guessing they temper off camera while at lunch or something.
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One of the judges does all the tempering on all the knifes in the elimination round
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Iron and Fire about the blacksmith and his family is the same way.
They'll always show him dipping a knife in oil but that's about it.
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Tempering isn't exciting to watch kinda like watching paint dry
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Lol ... I always wonder about that also and why they never show it. I never understood as it is part of the process and would be interesting to see different tempering method they use
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I saw one show the other day and the blade shattered. Wouldn't that be because of incorrect tempering? Also the blades that have their edges fold over. Too much tempering heat? I'm kind of guessing, the last thing I tempered was over 50 years ago :D
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Rolled edges mean it wasn't hardened enough, the blades breaking comes from many problems due to forging, heat treat, design flaws, i doubt that the master bladesmith that tempers them is screwing up