Forging a Blade From a Wrench
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Always be careful using found materials for forging. In this case tools are often coated with chrome, which can give off toxic gas when heated. Today that wasn’t an issue because the tool was so old the chrome plating had worn off and I have very good ventilation in the forge.
Glad to see your back on your feet doing what you love! Great work as usual!!!!
Thanks much. I’m still moving a little slow but I’m getting it done.
..Always informative and entertaining Mr Woods. i especially liked watching you move that tip from one side to the other, pure skill...!
Nice
Good morning idol
From Bunga Cabucgayan Biliran Philippines
Thank you very much for watching
Very nice. I like to see repurposed tools.
Thanks much
Turned out pretty good.
Yessir. Better than I expected, thanks. I really like that blade shape. I need to reproduce it on a nice hunter with a brass or steel guard and an antler handle.
@@serendipityforge333 definitely so!
Cool project, we'll done
Thank you, sir
How much carbon do you think is in the older wrenches vs newer wrenches. Did you spark test the wrench ? Turned out really knice.
I did spark test it and it looked to be better than 60 carbon. I really have no idea about the difference in old vs. new carbon content. If I were going to do this kind of thing very often I’d spark test everything and probably take a little piece of steel and do a quench test as well.
When I first started making knives I used a lot of unknown steel. I found it took longer to spark test,forge and break test to see the grain structure. Just wasting time,energy and propane wasn’t worth it. So I buy high carbon steel that’s already annealed. Take care brother. God Bless.
Robert can you please show how you have your coal forge vent set up I am setting up my coal forge and I am having problems venting it what kind of hood do you have and How do you have your ten inch ran . Thank you
Sure thing. Next time I’m out there I’ll do it.
Actually, I can probably describe it just as well. I use 10 inch galvanized pipe from the local Lowes Home Improvement. I don’t have a hood per se. My vent starts about 3 feet above the roofline, that’s high enough that there’s no problem with the roof causing problems with the draft. It runs down to a 90 degree elbow outside the wall. From the elbow the pipe runs on a slight downhill slant to the forge and is suspended so that the opening is just behind and above the firepot. I’ve got some old sheet metal set over this enclosing the end of the pipe and two sides of the firepot, that helps keep smoke from backing up until the air going up the pipe gets hot enough to pull a draft. I could make a fancy hood but I’m not much concerned with fancy tools, if something works it’s good enough and what I’m using has been working fine for near 10 years. Well, except that the galvanized pipe has to be replaced about once a year.