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StevenRS

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  1. I made my first hammer out of railroad steel. I don't use it anymore because it was a sad deformed thing, but I have made 2 more since then out of it, as well as a few hardy hole tools. I think it is comparable to 1070 with additional manganese to make it deep/work hardening, but either way, it's tough stuff. I have heard that the work hardening can be an issue, but I have never had any chipping, even one time where I didn't realize I was hammering directly onto the corner of my hot cut tool. My anvil is also a a 4 foot section of hardfaced rr set in concrete. So is my axe. And the doornocker on my front door (really, it was a gift to my wife). And probably some other stuff lying around. I may have a problem.
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