Axes - Tools and Tool Making - Bladesmiths Forum Board Axe: 350, 450, 650g, blade 7, 8, 11cm Nice set Assume these are punch and drift of mild steel with a high carbon steel bit forge welded in? If so can you share what stock size you used? Edited April 4, 2016 by Dan Hertzson
Was chilly today : ( - Photography - Bladesmiths Forum Board Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots
Warping - Beginners Place - Bladesmiths Forum Board Ok, so warping has never really been a big concern for me I've never had a knife warp all too much during a quench or any other time for that matter However, something quite strange happened to one of the knives I was working on last night I previously thought that warping only occurred duri
Quench Tank Ideas - Hot Work - Bladesmiths Forum Board You do not want to quench the handle tangs, so an edge quench in the goop with the handle tangs hanging down might work IF you use a steel that hardens well in goop, which limits you to an alloy slow quench steel like 5160 or O-1
Integral, Finally! - Show and Tell - Bladesmiths Forum Board I’d been meaning to do an integral for years, even forged a couple out, but this is the first one I’ve finished: I really like the forging and finishing process on the integral form, very direct and ‘flow-y’, if you know what I mean Home-made steel, Ironwood with Nickel rivets
lawnmower blade knife - Show and Tell - Bladesmiths Forum Board I get decent results with edge quench in oliveoil or "goop" I get my old LMB (LawnMowerBlades) for free from the local "Green centers" where they sell and maintain the machines The blades vary from 1 8" to1 3rd" thickness and from 14" up to 22"
Soldering Silver - Hot Work - Bladesmiths Forum Board So I'm trying to solder (butt end) a couple silver rings, 1mm thick, Sterling, using "easy" silver solder I cleaned my area, applied a thin layer of paste flux, cut a small thin section of solder and laid it at the joint - and nothing desirable happened when I applied heat in the form of a swirl
Jim Kehler - Bladesmiths Forum Board 1892 Jenkins Lingle Cushioned Helve Hammer Restoration Jim Kehler replied to John Page 's topic in Tools and Tool Making