Hi,
AFter reading loads and lots :P
I dicided to give it a try, the main reason that got me into it has that, swords are iligal in my country, yeah I can't import or buy even inside Europe.
Anyway, its has always been my dream to own a real japanese sword, and so on, u get it. u all get the thrill, its the same. Besides most japanese retail swords on market, xxxx compared to the real fully handmade and properly DH HT blades.
The steel im using it got me even more fascinated into it cause I was able to find the very rare AISI 1080V in Europe.
Composition
C: 0,75% - 0,85% Si: 0,10% - 0,30% Mn: 0,10% - 0,40% P: Max 0,030% S: Max 0,030%
Thats the standard Specs, with +Cr 0.5, V 0.16
I bought some flat bars with the following sizes:
6mm x 25mm x 1200 mm
6mm x 30mm x 1200 mm
I would like to cut off pieces of it in a way , the left over is enough to make a katana or Ko-katana.
I was thinking of cutting 30cm to make tantos of each and leave the rest,what i want to know is that proporcional, i never really forged anything yet so i dont have clear idea of how much it can extend or grow in lenght.