Now its time to fire up the forge!

I let it heat up and put a fire brick in the back to trap more of the heat inside.

PRO TIP: Use long tongs/pliers if you value your arm hair.

Once the forge is up to temperature, put the blade in bevel-side first. keep it in there until its glowing like the pic above. One way to test if its up to the right temperature, is testing if its magnetic. if the magnet sticks, it needs to be a little hotter. if it doesn't stick, it'd ready for the next step!

PRO TIP: obviously be super careful if you use the magnet to test the blade. you can go to a hardware store and get a small magnet on a long telescoping pole for not much money...or at least cheaper than a trip to the burn unit in the ER.