Will Robisch
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Leaf Spring Axe
Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Ok, I will try that. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Sorry for the long wait, I got a little bit side tracked, however I got around to trying to forge weld and I think it was a success I did little grinding after so that's probably why it still looks like there is a crack, and I have not drifted the eye yet. When I get a little closer to being done, I will update. -
What's your latest blade look like? Post em and let us see.
Will Robisch replied to HondoWalker's topic in Knife Making
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
I was thinking of trying that exact thing BillyBones. I will try again this weekend. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
No I have not made a tomahawk I guess I will try that project and see if I can get that to work in the forge. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
What I meant by a bigger forge was bigger but also another burner or two to help get it hotter. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Latticiano, I did make doors for the forge after bending it, it definitely helped keep some heat in, but I guess it is just not enough heat, the forge I built with my dad, and sometime we are planning on building a bigger one for more heat. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Yes in the same forge as in the back ground here. The steel in this image was not the welding heat I used, it was to big to fit in to the forge at this point so I just barely got it hot enough to bend the rest of the way. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Yes, I have forge welded a 1095 and 15n20 damascus billet, but it was fairly small. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Thank you, do you have any recommendations on how to clean the inside of the joint easier as well, I am having trouble getting it super clean, the hottest I could get it in the forge was a bright orange to yellow color, I tried it in a coal forge as well but the coal forge was to small and did not get it nearly as hot as the propane. Thank you for the advice I am 14 and just trying to learn. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Today was the day I tried to forge weld it, I got my propane forge and put the steel in and heated up as hot as I could, I put flux on, I put it back in, then I took it out and started lightly tapping it and then hit it slightly harder, however no matter how hard I tried it did not forge weld, it just kept seperating, I had a saw blade as a shim and everything but still did not work, any more advice? I think the saw blade might have been m2. This is what it looks like after trying to forge. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
@BillyBones, did you have a shim in between the steels, did you use a certain flux, or did you just weld it as is? -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Ok, thanks I will try your suggestions next weekend. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
No, I was thinking the whole thing Spring steel folded over. I do have some High carbon that I could put in between the two pieces to get it to forge weld better if you think that would work. -
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Will Robisch replied to Will Robisch's topic in Axes, Hatchets, Hawks, Choppers, etc
Ok I will try it, thank you for the response.