Quenching ??

[tjp]

Hey guys,

I'm new to making knives.  I've been working on some saw blade knives.  On a thread on hear someone mentioned quenching.  Could someone explain what that is and tell me if I need to do it for blades made out of modern day saw blades.

Thanks,

Tom

[kbaknife]

http://www.anvilfire.com/FAQs/heat_faq_index.htm

http://www.iforgeiron.com/blueprints-000-100/bp0078-the-metallurgy-of-heat-treating.html

[tjp]

Thanks kbaknife!

Tom