Thesterlingcrab

lol that is what they are called coupons I normally take some around 1 inch by half inch be 1/4 inches pieces for testing

Hey thanks and yeah I do have a very good understanding of hardening tempering and annealing processes through my welding journey I don’t have much time to reply to this so I am just giving a quick skim over and those planer blades are quite possibly carbide most I have encountered have been I know I am just restating what you already know but it never hurts to be reminded since things are forgotten I am a prime example of that I will read over more later today and again thanks! And I do have a decent understanding of identifying scrap steel for properties whenever I get a new larger price of steel I always go through and test harden it in water and oil and test different temper colors

Hey thanks I am mainly interested in tool making and just general usable projects that I can sell especially considering I live in an area with a high Amish population

Hello everyone I am a 16 year old self taught blacksmith of around 1 year I have formal training in welding as I am currently attending a trade school and I have had a small bit of informal blacksmithing training as in less then 1 hour total by a frequent substitute instructor at my trade school who is also a blacksmith so yeah and oh yeah I am from Pennsylvania