No disrespect intended to Andrew as he's one of the finest craftsman I've ever seen. But, I don't get what he's saying here.
If you watch the video, at 8:54 he quenches the blade three times and talks about, I'm guessing, making the grain pop or pulse.
I just don't understand what he's doing or trying to get across to the viewer. Any ideas? Is it an old wive's tale? Redundant if you normalize the blade? Only needed/beneficial on pattern-welded stock?
It doesn't look like it would add any real time to the process, and if it's beneficial to a forged blade....
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cwk2_video-andrew-jordan-partie-1_creation
If you watch the video, at 8:54 he quenches the blade three times and talks about, I'm guessing, making the grain pop or pulse.
I just don't understand what he's doing or trying to get across to the viewer. Any ideas? Is it an old wive's tale? Redundant if you normalize the blade? Only needed/beneficial on pattern-welded stock?
It doesn't look like it would add any real time to the process, and if it's beneficial to a forged blade....
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6cwk2_video-andrew-jordan-partie-1_creation