Thanks all! SplinterGroup...I think you're seeing the dark brown door wedge I used to prop the plane up. Tempering is done to back off the brittleness the steel sees after rehardening. It makes for achieving a keen edge... super sharp! I shoot for a straw color that puts it between RC58 - RC61
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