You don't have to temper a RR spike. RR spikes are a alloy made to take the pounding of the train. They will not harden enough to become brittle. They lack the carbon to hold a edge so they are not good for knives but they are perfect for a trigger guard. All you have to do is grind off the burned part and remove the gray oxidized layer. Great job!
I agree that they will not become brittle generally speaking, and I appreciate your feedback so that I know better what to do and what not to do regarding the trigger guard and future railroad spike projects. And thanks for the compliment 🙂!
@@Rilezsvids No problem Man. I forgot to tell you that water works better for RR spikes then oil. Oil is for high carbon steels. High carbon steels will crack & warp in water. Oil cools it down slower that water. RR spike will get as hard as they can in water with no danger of breaking.
@@Rilezsvids Yes I did and it has 7 or 8 cracks it the blade. It would have work but the mud, ash & water mix was off. I almost got it right. The Japanese have a special recipe that each family of Sword maker keeps a secret. Japaneses forging is way different then Western forging. They make the steel from Iron sand that naturally forms on their beaches. They smelt the steal for three days & three nights. Then they send the steel to a master sword maker & he makes the blade.
You don't have to temper a RR spike. RR spikes are a alloy made to take the pounding of the train. They will not harden enough to become brittle. They lack the carbon to hold a edge so they are not good for knives but they are perfect for a trigger guard. All you have to do is grind off the burned part and remove the gray oxidized layer. Great job!
I agree that they will not become brittle generally speaking, and I appreciate your feedback so that I know better what to do and what not to do regarding the trigger guard and future railroad spike projects. And thanks for the compliment 🙂!
@@Rilezsvids No problem Man. I forgot to tell you that water works better for RR spikes then oil. Oil is for high carbon steels. High carbon steels will crack & warp in water. Oil cools it down slower that water. RR spike will get as hard as they can in water with no danger of breaking.
@@catscradlegaming3319 yeah man I thought so, did you water quench that katana? I forgot
@@Rilezsvids Yes I did and it has 7 or 8 cracks it the blade. It would have work but the mud, ash & water mix was off. I almost got it right. The Japanese have a special recipe that each family of Sword maker keeps a secret. Japaneses forging is way different then Western forging. They make the steel from Iron sand that naturally forms on their beaches. They smelt the steal for three days & three nights. Then they send the steel to a master sword maker & he makes the blade.
@@catscradlegaming3319 that sounds interesting!! I'm looking forward to researching that more!