Mark Redmon
Well-Known Member
Forgive the off the wall question here, but I have seen some 'smiths here and in other forums discuss using water (Usually before, but a few have said after) in combination with an oil quench. I was just curious about the process and or benefits. Could this method be suitable for some steels more than others? Quenching in water after a few seconds in oil seems to make more sense to me, than vice versa, but perhaps my thinking is off base. I thought about doing a little experimenting with 1084 later in the week, but I figured I would ask here first.