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20 hours ago, Charles R. Stevens said:
Do you have access to an outside cooking/grilling area? Here in the US we have permanent grills in the city parks.
That is difficult: with subzero temperatures and ice/snow everywhere half the year, then barbecue ban during the dry months, that leaves a very small window to make fires outside, which is when I do it
But that is not the main problem anyway, I survived that way until now
My main issue was about sourcing material for knifemaking from common "objects"
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Thanks for your advice and encouragements, lots of ideas of possible materials to use, now I have to see what is available and convenient
I do no live on a boat, however most of the building is made of wood
My knife making activities take place in a corner of the living room, so it has to remain quite tidy, clean and quiet, and obviously no heat treat there
Eventually we'll have a house with a proper workshop, and things will be different
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I live in an flat, so no forge there unfortunately, and no hammering or noisy electric tools either
It is only when I am on holiday elsewhere in the summer that I can have a fire and heat treat
As for scrap yards here there are mostly European cars, with coil springs which are no good for me
I have to look for more accessible steel in more common locations
I heard about a list of things to salvage hardenable steel from, that was supposed to be maintained on this website, but I could not find it (only mentions here and there of some possible materials), any of you guys know about it?
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Irondragon ForgeClay Works Thanks
I know about some auto parts (leaf spring, etc.), but the problem is that I have limited means, not access to a proper forge (only a small one, during the summer) or even less to a power hammer, so the material has to be already in a usable shape, plate or bar -
Hi Guys
I was told about this forum very recently and I am amazed at how much of useful information is available, a little overwhelmed evenTo be honest I do not own a forge, and do not really "forge" iron, but i like working with metal and fire
A few years ago I started to make knives using steel bars that I bought online, for stock removal mainly, with hand tools: that takes time, allowing me to relax and "develop" my design as things progress
That was already expensive (in addition to shipping costs everything imported is heavily taxed) but now I realized that there are "every day's materials" which could be sourced locally and are perfectly usable for knife-making, thereby contributing to save money and the planet at the same time
So, if you have suggestions I am all ears
Regards
KjB
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Thanks for your comments, but this is going in the wrong direction: my initial problem is not the forging itself or the heat treatment, but where to salvage hardenable steel in everyday's objects