Normalizing vs. Thermo-cycles: What's the difference? How many? Heat Treating Knives, Knifemaking
Fire Creek ForgeThis video is intended to address a question from a viewer concerning the difference between normalizing and other heat cycles prior to hardening the blade. I'm primarily speaking from my preferred steel of 52100, but the general principals will apply to other steels like 1080, 1095, etc. Some thi