Green sand is silica sand coated with bentonite (clay) and mixed with just enough water or oil to hold the shape of the mold. Your method sounds like it would...
Hi im new. Im wanting to do the handles and leather work to make some bodice daggers. I need a source for resonable priced small dagger blade?? Any help would...
Hmmm... cast iron though... I cant remember where, but I was informed that cast iron anvils are not worth the metal that they are composed of. I believe it...
For a small anvil I have been using a steel bearing that is about 3" flat across and about 4" long. It was used on some kind of machinery is a paper mill. It...
Your link is broken and dosen't work. I'm interested in it, so you can e-mail me the link so you don't possiably violate T.O.S. with the group. Mike To...
I would like to know if anybody knows how to forge knives/blades out of 1090 spring steel, as well as hardening and tempering the blade. Ive had great success...
Silas, I think you'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between 1095 and 1090. 1095 is also considered a 'spring' steel. Oz ... ===== From standard to...
What im talking about is automobile leaf springs off of ford f 150's Ive been told they are 1090 spring steel. When I asked what the difference was he expained...
I too have used auto leaf springs and they are not that hear to forge and streighten. They look great forged and a soft satin finish. I use plain cooking oil...
Yes, but I'd go in the orange ranges, and make sure to give it a couple of normalizing cycles before you heat treat to prevent warpage. That's when you heat...
hi, my name is yoyo and i come from israel. today i make knife handels and i would like to start forging as well. so i would like to ask if anyone can give me...
Hey, I'm a new member as of today, I just started making my own knives in my barn with an old charcole grill and a ball-peen hammer my results are alright for...
Lots of lurkers, but if you ask specific questions, I think you'll have enough answers. Oz ... ===== From standard to bizarre. (Mostly bizarre.) Custom knives...
Hey all, I am new to this group and wanted to say hey. I have made a few knives both from ready made blades and filing my way to a knife. I need some...
Hiya Roamer, I am new to this group also ... It seems a bit slow but from all my lurking it looks like a nice group. I am new to kife making. In fact I have...
Hrisoulas' first book, The Complete Bladesmith, has a chapter that covers stacked leather washer handles. You might want to check that out. In my experience,...
You had better be very careful. Knife making is very contagious and hard to cure. Where will you be stationed when you get back. There are some really good...
Recently retired toolmaker started making folding knives for a hobby.Need sketches or prints of folding knife mechanisms,prefer automatic. thank you...
Bob Terzoula's book 'The Tactical Folding Knife' is more help than any online source I've found for folding knives. Many of his designs are easily adapted to...
Well MR. Smith it is too late, I already have been bitten by the knife bug, for a while now, and want to do more if time permits. I started in high school with...
Hello Roamer, Many years ago I lived in Augusta. Ft Gordon was a nice bace then. I was never in Korea, but I spent time in Okinawa. When you get state side...
Hey again, Can anyone tell me the reasoning behind using brass for making knives? I saw a few instructionals where they use brass as liners and companies...
Brass costs only a fraction of what Ti costs. It's not as hard, and does corrode, which is another thing that Ti doesn't do. On lockbacks, it doesn't make...
I have an automatic knife and would like to know it's "value". Blade length 3 1/2" oal 8" Stagg handle. The word "rostfre" stamped on the blade. Any help would...
Retired toolmaker(BORED)now making knives for a hobby.Does anyone out there have any sketches or prints they can send me for automatic opening mechanisms. I...
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