Can we talk about how many folks are overheating their high carbon steel during normalizing?

I saw three separate videos this month where the steel was glowing a bright orange, which is way too hot and will just create more stress, not relieve it, so aim for a dull red heat and let it cool in still air.

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cameron_chen11d ago

Those bright orange videos are a total recipe for disaster.

aaron_gonzalez11d ago

Honestly, I felt my eyes start to burn after just a few minutes of watching one. The colors are so blown out and fake looking, like someone turned the saturation slider all the way up. It just makes everything look cheap and weird, not better. Tbh I have no idea why that style got so popular.