darton

all of them r forged except the small one on the right that is my very frist not sure what steel they r but after heat treating they hold an edge well

i just use 24 hour epoxy works well for me

here are a couple of my frist knifes

cheers oddduck what about fumes from the brass r they harmful to breath

i have the right stuff protective gear just wanted to know because never melted metal on purpose anyway

thanks it was only going to be 4 show sould have said that frist i am go to use it for handels and stuff its 5mm thick i was going to try and cast it but not sure what to melt it in

hi all now where i work ican get a fair bit of brass scrap so just wanted to know if ican make blades out of it and if i can could i do damacus

cheers guys

can i make flux at home

hay guys just starting smithing blades also do a bit of bowhunting and some of the guys on aussie bowhunter make there own blades so i thought i give it a go and now im hooked
me names brad and im from brissie
cheers

hi guys i live near brisbane queensland australia just want to know if any one knows where i can get coal or coke at the moment i make charcoal it works good but it takes a lot and burns off pretty quick

hi i am brad just getting started in blacksmithing