March 21, 200917 yr Titanium works very nicely. It yeilds to the hammer like nothing else I've worked with. It does have a narrow forging range, but just heat it up again. It upsets easier than anything I've ever worked with. I don't know what profile you are working with, but my brother took some 9/16 round put it in the vice, localized a heat with a torch, hit it once, and it upset into a perfect sphere about 3/4 round for making tongs.
March 21, 200917 yr Author i am trying to be a bladesmith. I am old, but wet be hind the ear on this site.HeHe I have work with Ti but only in sheet 28-32ga.
March 21, 200917 yr Sorry, I'm not the one to talk to about that. I haven't worked with that profile, but I would imagine your forging range will be extremely narrow due to heat loss with that thin of material.
March 21, 200917 yr R-N-T - look at these links:http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f11/forging-titanium-bad-idea-10281/http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/f7/titanium-1611/
March 21, 200917 yr Author Naw Jeremy that is for earings. As BBBwas saying his brother was useing a 3/4 round. so it looks like you can buy larger stock. I wonder if one can change the ccolor.
March 21, 200917 yr Those were just a couple links I found by using the "search" feature here on IFI. I didn't read them completely. - I would think after getting to your desired shape - you could polish then heat color it. - JK
March 21, 200917 yr Ti make lousy blades, you can cut a Ti blade with a plain medium to high carbon steel blade with no problem. It doesn't hold an edge well. You can heat colour it after grinding and polishing or annodize it to wild colours---gold, electric blue, etc. Did I mention it make a lousy knife? I've forged an eating set out of Ti for blacksmithing potlucks and for camping---it's light and can be chucked in the dishwasher with no problem. (also Ti tongs, a pipe tool, penannular brooch, etc...)
March 22, 200917 yr Author ok, try and get out of the box.last night i was on a brit knife site. this chap did his kinfes (scails)in Ti.and at one i did some annodizing of Ti. out of the thin stuff 28-32ga. i'v e got some picks coming. newbe on the louse!!!!
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