wolfy9005

Depends what you mean i guess. Obsidian is pretty tough and sharp, but it would break as a sword(like glass). Need something with flexibility and sharpness, something along the lines of damasus(genuine) blades. They contained vanadium, i believe.

Knowing isnt illegal. It is perfectly legal to know how to manufacture this or that, but just dont admit to putting it into practice.

Normal knife is just as fast to open. and it's alot safer, so i dont see the point of using a switchblade anyway. I have a little knife somewhere that you can open with 1 hand.

Copper - Wikipedia i stand corrected, i read boiling point, not melting point Aluminium - Wikipedia for this i was going from memory but i guess i was thinking about refinement from bauxite i apologize for posting incorrect information, but it was late and i didnt wanna do a 5 second search :/

i think a little acid would cause the oil to be suspended in the water, but the acid might be adverse to the quenching process......

Battery acid ie. sulfuric acid. careful that it's cold, they use boiling h2so4 to test how resistant metals are to acid by dropping them into it and counting how long it lasts. I think they usually last a few seconds :P

Nice blade Ive seen alot of pattern welded blades around but this definately knocks them off.

I agree that a sander/buffer is faster and easier, but 1 little laps in concentration and you can potentially ruin a few week(or months) work. Just stick with the sand paper and leather/newspaper approach. You can always use a low speed drill with a buffing wheel attached and just control the amount you push down. You can always finish with the leather/newspaper step if you want.

whats the melting point of the alloy? i know copper is around 2500C and aluminium either 1000C or 2000C(not sure, but they add something to it in manufacture and it reduces it's melting temp) and silver is even lower. So i guess silver solder would be your only way, unless the melting point is found to be higher(ie. manageable with a small gas torch)

unbeleivable they just look so new and shiny, makes me wish i knew how to make them as good as you do :)

thanks for the reply, heading over there now :P

perhaps but you'd have to keep the heat low. the al i had was of unknown purity, and i was using an oxy torch to heat it(they burn around 3500C). Maybe a proper forge would work also, i read those after doing some looking in the site thanks

Small spoons would've been used extensively for measuring spices. never heard of a teaspoon? 1/8th of a teaspoon measurements are common in many dishes, and from the looks of things those little spoons would be perfect for it. And besides, why whittle a piece of bone with a razor sharp knife when it could splinter and ruin your hands day? Only takes 2 minutes to make the spoon. The nobles might've used bone, but silver was easier and you can use a horn as a cup to hold water

For the things to hold a cigarette you could put them into the bar before you bend it with a chisel with and end in a ) shape. If their stable enough you can use them to hold hot pots and saucepans in your kitchen(to protect the bench)

those little men are awesome i wanna learn how to make them now You could make miniature hammers/tongs with them and sell them at shows and stuff.(or miniature anvils, sort of like paper weights i guess)