Failed Sword

[Hunterbow Smithy]

Hi Alex,

Nice job on the blade. Can't believe you did that on a piece of RR track!?

Question for you:

Did you aneal the blade after forging it?

The forging process imparts a lot of stress in the material and could be one reason why your blade broke. Also, water is a very fast quench medium and probably not suitable for use with the metal you chose. Maybe a light oil or proper quenching solution might work better.

All the best,

Chad

[shaun]

yes that is a verry nice blade,(or was) considering with what you had for an anvil, i tried a railroad track once but the convex on the top messed me up to much.