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Old 03-23-2007, 12:57 PM
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Are these steels forgeable, or would one be better served by grinding?

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Old 03-23-2007, 01:56 PM
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Hi Jim. Here's a link I found when browsing. I think that they are forgeable, but with a lot of extra effort. I have some D-2. Heat treat may be tricky, especially on those steels which suffer from temper embrittlement. A very good idea that is by no means original is to get stock/uses that is close to shape so it requires little grinding. Also, people report some success with fabrication techniques involving brazing or stainless filler.

http://www.cashenblades.com/Info/Steel%20selection/Steel%20selection.html
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What movie was that in??
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He was R2D2's grandfather.
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