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Offline DC

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Forged in Fire
« on: February 15, 2017, 09:47:30 pm »
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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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Forged in Fire
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2017, 09:50:34 pm »
I'm guessing they temper off camera while at lunch or something. 
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Re: Forged in Fire
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2017, 10:35:02 pm »
One of the judges does all the tempering on all the knifes in the elimination round
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Offline amateurhour

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Re: Forged in Fire
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2017, 10:51:36 pm »
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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Offline Stoker

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« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2017, 09:59:19 am »
Tempering isn't exciting to watch kinda like watching paint dry
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Offline country

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Re: Forged in Fire
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2017, 09:29:40 am »
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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Offline DC

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Re: Forged in Fire
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2017, 11:27:21 am »
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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Offline bubby

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« Reply #7 on: February 18, 2017, 12:29:46 pm »
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
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