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A question of steels
El Destructo:
Unless you have a really descent Forge....I would toss that Jackhammer Bit....way to damned Hard to mess with...stick with Files or something more manageable for starters....Stay away from Debar....it's just Pot Metal...all kinds of Scrap is melted down to use for it....lots of Slag in it...not worth messing with............JMO
KShip85:
Thanks for the input. I'll just put that hard stuff for awhile. I suppose I might try Damascus steel using cables. I'd still like to try something with those pieces I have in the future but I guess I will wait untill I gain some experience. Thanks.
Kip
rkeltner:
according to one of the master bladesmiths at one of the knife magazines, automotive coil springs are just about the perfect steel for forging!
sailordad:
--- Quote from: rkeltner on September 07, 2009, 03:44:00 pm ---according to one of the master bladesmiths at one of the knife magazines, automotive coil springs are just about the perfect steel for forging!
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hey thats good to know,i have a buddy that manages a local auto spring store
they always have extra pieces of scrap from custom springs they make
recurve shooter:
--- Quote from: rkeltner on September 07, 2009, 03:44:00 pm ---according to one of the master bladesmiths at one of the knife magazines, automotive coil springs are just about the perfect steel for forging!
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coil springs or leaf springs? i know that the mountian man Bin Lilley (really not sure how its spelled) used leaf springs for his bear stickers.
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