Ok About time !!!!!!! Lets get going
Pre heat the forge for 10 mins and then bung in the blade
The file end wasn't heating enough so I flipped it around length ways so it was heated evenly all over
when I was satisfied with the heat ,I dunked it into the oil
It came out with a layer of slag on it from the quench
I cleaned off the oil and slag gently because it is extremely delicate until its tempered and gave it a rough sand off
I then took it outside my shed to look at it the light and ....er ....kinda dropped it
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so sorry for letting down anyone who is following this thread, But I have learnt loads from this ....Like look at the perfect martensite microstructure
Oh well better luck next time