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Hey i did a little searching and didn't find much. There is an auction in a couple weeks where there is some blacksmithing stuff one item in particular i am interested in is the swage block. I can't tell how big it is by the picture so i was curious what they are going for right now i live in the Midwest in illinois near Missouri and Iowa. I know it will come down to what i am willing to pay but i was just curious what would be a good price for one and what to look for thanks.   

I just wanted to let you guys know the company that resolved the issues was New Jersey Steel Barron. I received my replacement steel yesterday. 

I was planning on it once everything works out. Thanks 

9 minutes ago, Jclonts82 said:

Yup. that 13% chromium will get ya! It  will form chrome oxides that are not easy to deal with and weld through. Answer found... kinda liberating isnt it?

 

which one was the AEBL? the one supposed to be 1084, or supposed to be 15n20?

yes very liberating!!! It was the 15n20.

6 minutes ago, Frosty said:

They should replace it with the correct alloy cost free. Have you asked or did they offer? Forge welding chrome alloys above maybe 1% requires aggressive and toxic flux and serious PPE.

Good to know it's not you it's the steel isn't it? Carry  on. 

Frosty The Lucky.

yes they contacted me this morning and they are working on replacing it. Yes it was very good to know it wasn't me. 

Thanks for the advice and help. 

Ok, so i figured out today why i was struggling so much to forge weld these two steels. I found out today that the company i bought the steel from made a mistake and sent me a steel I've never seen or really even heard of, it was aebl steel. 

• Coal, bright yellow I dont have a thermometer. Mule team borax. 
• I have forge welded several other things together in the past I am just new to the new steel. 

I’ve done Damascus before with files and an old saw mil blade

I cut them to length and put them in a vice welded them together heated them put on flux heated to forge welding temp and hammered and fluxed 4 times like I have before. The mistake I made was not cleaning the steel. I thought it would be fine since it was brand new. Like I said I’ve never bought new steel. 

Thanks I appreciate it.

Ok so I am taking a try at forge welding 1084 and 15n20. This is the first time I have bought steel and know what it was everything else I have ever done or forge welded has been scrap metal but I did have success welding it. I tried welding these materials tonight without success. Is it possible the the new steel has a oil or some kind of residue that I didn’t notice that would cause the issue of it not welding together? Thanks for your answer.