Fatboy Rider

Thats part of my problem, I can't find info on the type of steel. It is very hard to work, I used a torch to heat treat the last blade and it took a great edge.

I'm in the middle of a knife made from a rail drill bit. I've annealed twice, forged the rough blade, ground and am currently sanding at 180 grit. My last attempt with this steel was for my daughter and only my 3rd knife. It turned out OK she likes it but this time I know more and am trying to get the most from this steel. The bits are made by TIPCO and the picture matches their carbide bits. My local metal shop has a heat treating oven and a hardness tester. They will be drilling the tang for me (I could not drill the last one). any info or advice would be greatly appreciated Thanks Bob

Hi all, Just wanted to share my new forge with you all. I wanted to make a gas forge but run it on natural gas. After allot of reading and searching most of the "best and most consistent" info was found here. The fuel is "house" natural gas at about 10 - 11 inches of water, a little over a 1/4 pound of pressure through a 3/8 inch nipple. The blower a 150cfm hvac blower found on EBAY, the jet a 1 inch black pipe nipple. 2 inches of fire blanket with a fire brick shelf covered with ITC 100. finish it off. the chamber is 9 x4.5x6 with a rear pass threw door. worked it this weekend and enjoyed the fast heat and recovery. My wife enjoyed the lack of charcoal mess. I don't know if it will achieve welding heat, I suspect it will but I haven't master the forge weld as yet. Thanks all for info shared on this site Bob