Heat treating blades

[Badger 73]

Hi guys, hope alls well out there with ya'll. I've made a couple of blades recently but whilst tempering then in my oven it would seem i managed to over cook um! They came out purple. I've used o1 tool steel. The info sticker stated a higher temp than i expected for 57/59 rc (about 242ish i think) I have sharpened one of them and given it a bit of stick on seasoned hazel ie general cutting and a bit of battoning and it will still cut paper afterwards. Anyway, what i was wondering is if i have to re-harden and temper them do i need to anneal the steel before i harden or can i go straight from the tempered state? Many thanks guys.Atb Daz.

[mick91]

If you want to start over it's proabably better to anneal it first. Although from the sounds of it it's plenty hard enough

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[Badger 73]

Thanks for your reply mate. I have given it a little more use on some seasoned oak now and it seems to be holding an edge reasonably well , i'll give it a longer before i handle it but fingers crossed it might be ok. Thanks again.(good to know what to do if i get it wrong again) Atb. Daz.