Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
No that isn't true...You must anneal them first some forms are heating steel till d-magnetized and soaking in vermiculite for a slow cooling process. And that is the basics on how to soften metals
What he said. It would take probably over 1200F to start to temper the blade - depending on how it was heat treated in the first place and metal chemistry.