probably to cold but also are you useing a used leaf spring? they can sometimes have flaws in them ... i do use old leaf springs but if its gona be a fancy ( time consumeing) piece i go with new steel.. i had nice falchon i made that had a hidden flaw in the steel had it completely built and finished was cutting some kindling with it and 'ping' broke at abput 3 inches from crossgaurd...you might want to just bite the bullet and buy some steel closer to the size you plan on working with ... forgeing leaf spring down from 2 in to 1 in is hard work without power hammer... or heat the leaf spring flaten it and let it cool down slowly to aneal it then cut it with saw ... good luck |