Yes, that was a typo. 1600 was what I meant to type. I don't see anything inherently wrong with your process that stands out to me. My initial g...

I would agree with Matt. Based on the photos, you probably picked up a crack during quenching. The oil got inside the crack, and turned blue during ...

Obviously, I do not have as much experience as any of the gentlemen here. My question would be in regards to your forging and normalization. I would...

Here is the second. Casey Brown  Brown_220103.jpg

I will put a couple on to show. Here is the first. Casey Brown  IMGP1845.jpg