Albert Botha

Most blade steels wil not cast a great blade ,interesting ,care to explain a bit or point me in the direction to read about this? Noted ,thanks!

"Saved" thank you very much. This my second plan ,i had doubts thou.

Maybe i should have added that i want to use it to mark my art,knives and items i forge.

Hi there folks ,im always trying to do the impossible ,to my own frustration most of the times ,but this idea came to me after many thoughts of what i can use as a unique touchmark ,so i thought what if i can use my own thumb print?as a touchmark (Not sure if this can be possible) so the only ppl clever enough to help me find a way ,if there is ,is here on iforgeiron .What about casting it ? Was my first thought ,and in what type of steel ? Melting sping steel maybe ? Any help would be appreciated,maybe there are other ways like machining or lasers that I didn't think of ,cant wait to hear from you ,cheers from South Africa

O yess ,that could work..

I don't have a belt grinder. What if i make it square? Will it be stronger than the available punches they buy at tool stores?

I am in South Africa, the person that asked me to make these punches , don't want the punches that you buy at the tool store ,he wants me to make them, i now have an idea of what steel to use ,my next question is ,do i just hammer the steel to 3mm thickness!!? Phew! Can it be done?

Forgot to add. The point of the punch has to be round and 3mm in thickness and about 5cm long ,this is for a mechanic to punch pins out on cam shafts.

Hi, I am a blacksmith. I want to know how to make a punch tool, with what material and what is the hardening process? The tools I have available is an anvil, coal forge, hammer and grinder. Any ideas please?