cottonmouthforge

Unless you are planning on making knives for divers, I would use it for other things like maybe scales for folders, or something totally not knife related.

i recently bought a 2 ft by 1/4in by 1 in section of t6-4 grade titanium. i want to make knifes out of it i want to know if it is necessary to heat treat it, if so how do you do it right. i will show you pic of it finished. and i assure you i am not trolling i will even post the link to where i bought it. i did the spark and anodize test it came out positive of ti. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ti6-4-TITANIUM-FLAT-BAR-STOCK-1-X-250-/130424374788?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e5de60604

it can be done but most likely not by you my anvil is cast iron made in some factory in China. so they are pumped out by the thousands. so yes it can be done but most likely not by you. if i absolutely had to i would legally mix a 3 to 4 ratio thermite and ignite that and have the motlen iron flow into my cast. i would not do this because not only would it be hard to mix all that any thing could go wrong. and the words thermite and oops don't mix.

i add charcoal powder to the anvil surface. it does not add carbon. but what it does do is it give me a better working time. it prevents heat being transferred from the hot iron to the anvil.

looks nice

i would heat it up then sandwich it between 2 wooden blocks in a vice and then tighten. then heat treat it back to normal.

i found out something you should want to try. i do not know what is happening on a molecular level. what i did was add = parts salt and baking soda into water i dissolved as much as i could. i put in my tarnished pice of silver. nothing happened so i thought to add current to it so i placed in my aluminum wire with out power and in front of my eyes the tarnish went away. if you add current it will work even faster.you can do this with any al even foil. you should try it if you have tarnish silver. just make sure not to touch the al to the silver or it will not work. i hope you enjoy this it is amassing in person. i know this is some sort of electro chemistry but i am not sure on what is happening.

does any body here know what on like the one in the pic might be worth

Got back from spending the weekend with family to find my mailbox beaten to death by what I can only assume was neighborhood kids playing mailbox baseball. Whoever got it got a really solid hit in, the door's torn half off and they managed to spin the cross arm 180 degrees on the post so the mailbox was pointing at the house.

Unfortunately, certain poorly thought out past-times during my youth pretty much kill what would otherwise be a perfect opportunity for some seriously righteous indignation. Instead I'm left with a grudging respect for the kid's aim. Guess it's true what they say, you reap what you sew.

Anyway, I figure this is the perfect opportunity to forge up a replacement mailbox. I've got a few ideas but figured I'd open it up to discussion before I commit to anything. So my question is this: if you wanted to build a mailbox that would stop a truck, how would you go about it?

i live in Cleveland ms 2 and a half hours away from Brandon but unfortunately i have no place for you to stay and very little skill.

31% is a bit strong. be careful

you have to make sure it is perfectly even. a small bit off will rely mess you up. happen to me with my first hawk.

looks nice good work

The guns can`t do anything without a finger to pull the trigger. Destroying the guns does nothing toward correcting the thinking of the people who would use them as offensive weapons.
If you could do an act of magic and make all the guns in the entire world disappear people would still go on killing each other. Sad but true.

sorry i was not able to log on here are the pics sorry for the wait. the site would not let me log on until today.

hi all i joined yesterday. i have made 5 knifes of various types. i have made 3 hawks out of rr spikes. i have very little experience with many things. i think by far the best piece i have made is my last hawk. i will get pics for you asap. i am looking forward to learning over the summer more about blacksmithing. thanks

thanks if every one on this forum is as nice as you i will have a great time.

i just got done with my 3rd try. i will post picks asap i am waiting on my dad to upload the pics. it is really sharp can cut paper. it was acid etched with 31 percent hcl do not worry i took proper safety measures. and i am fine looks nice and i love the finish. i have not made the handle yet. i want to raise enough money over summer break to buy a canoe and 223 varmint rifle. to go capybara hunting. i got the rr spikes legally from i friend of mine who bought 2,000 of them at an action about 30 years back when the local railroad closed down and sold every thing.he gave me 50 so i am at no chance of legal trouble. i will post picks asap. once you see the pics pleas tell me what it might be worth. i am guessing around $45 maybe $50, because i have no name out there. but you all would know more about that thanks and later.

i think stainless steel sounds good. i do not know about you guy but i think it might be a tad soft but with regular up keep it should be fine. then again it probably would not rust with regular up keep. i would suggest electro polishing,because it makes it shiny. it does not need to be elctro polished to be stainless. i would suggest for some one else to do it for you because it requires strong acid. pick a good iron alloy, because the chromium makes it stainless also it makes it soft. find the right one for your uses.and do not forget what stainless means. it means that it stains less then other steels.