tampering

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His retempering and resharpening turned out all right, but he said his success was accidental and he might ruin the axe if he tried again.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas

The remedy for over-hardness is to heat them red-hot; retempering them by quenching in grease.

From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Galton, Francis, Sir

All straightening operations on the Liberty crankshaft which were performed below a temperature of 500°F. were followed by retempering at a temperature of approximately 200°F. below the original tempering temperature.

From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)