Forging a Japanese Sen
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Experiment in W-1 steel. Trying my hand at forging Don Fogg's blade scraping tool. This acts like a one tooth file to quickly flatten your work.
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Was flabbergasted to see the sen in action. I can't believe how effective it is. As always, your precision and simple yet perfect execution is a joy to watch.
That was an actual jaw-drop moment. The idea of using a drawknife on steel is a new one to me.
its millenium old tool
Wow did not expect to see this tool used on metal 🤘.
David Lange, as far as I'm aware, (which ain't very far) they were originally made for metalwork to even out forged work while it was still soft.
we definitely always need more knowledge on traditional japanese blacksmith tools.
I appreciate it!
Nice job. Beautifully forged
Now thats a great tool
thank you! Love your work, nothing unnecessary, clean and methodical.I can't watch more then a few videos before I need to get up and forge something. Very inspirational!P.S You have shamed me into organizing and cleaning my shop...Thank you for that :)
😂😂 Im the same way! I watch ☝ forge one thing and Im like "ok Im gonna go heat up the forge. What do I got for stock?"
Woah. 😲 I knew what was coming, but I'm still impressed. Haha
I really love the way you work. I'm glad that you are doing more videos now!!
Great video. I'll be making a sen soon.
You have built my dream shop 🙇. I will someday have one as well.
Awesome work. Hope you had an awesome day!
Oh, W-1. Thanks for the instant reply!
Hello, I went with W-1. Don Fogg used leaf springs for his. Others use worn files, etc.. I flat ground the edge to 35 degrees, but later ground it slightly convex. It helps keep it from chipping the edge.
@@rigoniironworks Thanks for elaborating
Beautiful work and very effective ..thanks for the vid..
Hey, thanks for sharing this! I was thinking of doing one as well. 👍
Suas ferramentas são um luxo que só quem mora na América pode ter.
Nice job!
So clean as usual
Would love to see a blade smith uses that tool to build a katana
Illia at ThatWorks did that when he was making Tanjiro's Katana from Demon Slayer. Certainly worth a watch. You only see this tool briefly in that however.
Please please please continue making videos man! You're such a breath of fresh air in this genre. I'm beginning my blacksmithing journey later in life (55), I've been watching and learning for a while now. It's great to watch your content I'm learning so much new stuff.
What part of the country are you? Do you teach individuals? Would you be willing? Do you have an email address you would be willing to share or can I give you mine to talk more?
What, like actual steel? Incredible
W-1 but spring steel or similar works great.
Класс! Пирожки в такой печке, точно пригорят.)
Nice!
Sharping grit number stone
Your Blacksmith shop is super clean and neat. As always your tooling and process is superb. Please make more videos more often. I have always wondered about Sen geometry.
This shows it nicely. Have you actually seen a real one or is it your take on what you think it should be?
2 things for burning on handles drill a hole the length of the tang and a slight taper on the tang make it way better
O negócio corta demais...
All that was forged was the spikes for the handles. Why didn't forge the cutting angle? 🤔
A bit crude looking but definitely functional.
Made one today. But dont sure about cutting angle. Is it really should be around 45*? Made mine with angle about 60 degrees, but it doesn't cut well.
Very nice work on a historic tool. They are one of the first metal tools, a hand run shaper. What steel did you use please?
He used w1. It says it on the steel. Also he water quenched it. W1 is a water quenching steel
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Wuau!
Hermoso!
Did you quench in water with salt?Thanks
Just water
What temps are you tempering at and for how many cycles?
I don't remember. It warped in the quench, had to straighten. Doesn't really matter if its 01/spring steel etc.. just needs to be tempered back so the edge doesn't chip.
How much is the price of your electric hammer?
What are those traditionally used for?
Convex ones are used to scrape a fuller into a blade. Flat ones like this would take the place of a belt grinder in the early stages of post-forge cleanup and profiling.
Warnerad Thank you- so they are used to move metal (like a file- kind of)?
@@johnalleman2918 Yes, it's used very much like a drawfile.
Very cool. Thank you
What brand 2×72 grinder do you use
KMG from Beaumont metalworks.
What steels are you using the most?
4140 for hammers, H-13 for chisels, 0-1 for punches, leaf spring for blades/chopping tools. Amongst others.
I swear it look like youre in shelby county
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