craig Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 The picture is pretty self explanitory as far as where it came from... I used the angle grinder to remove the piece from the "stock" after that it was only hammer and file...blade is 5 inches long with 3.5 inch tang. It is normalized, just needs sanding, quench, temper, and handle. I'm planning on using some type of scrap wood for the handle to go with the recycling theme PS...this one was the first thing to come out of my new outdoor ground forge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Do you have any old barn beam or fence post wood around? I used to pick up some 50+ year old osage orange fence posts that made lovely handles---well seasoned too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 There's all kinds of stuff to be found...although I'm certain I won't be scrounging any osage orange fence posts around here .... I oil quenched this morning, but it didn't harden as well as I liked, so I water quenched but forgot to normalize again after the oil and it warped big time...so I'm going to have to try again, hopefully it survives...I've water quenched samples of this steel but I had the test pieces nicely sanded smooth, not "as forged" like this one...so we'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Nice looking work!!! I like the ground forge with your "stump" anvil... Kinda relaxing to sit and heat and beat:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easilyconfused Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Only old posts that aren't treated around here are usually trembling aspen, aka Poplar. Old wagon wheels and such usually give some nice wood though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecart Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Nice knife. I just cut the two blades off of one of those and I plan to try my hand at making one of them into a tomahawk. that is if I can concentrate enough to weld the stuff. Do you have any ideas for what to do with the center piece? I'd rather not just throw it away if I have the option to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Nice knife. I just cut the two blades off of one of those and I plan to try my hand at making one of them into a tomahawk. that is if I can concentrate enough to weld the stuff. Do you have any ideas for what to do with the center piece? I'd rather not just throw it away if I have the option to use it. I was thinking of zipping along the two bolt holes and maybe making them into a couple small chisels or something... Or maybe straightneing the whole thing out, cut out the holes leaving two "tangs"...forge them to points and drive it into a block of wood for a hot-cut (which I was planning on making someday anyways) But first I want to see if I can get this blade to work out...then if I still have enough fuel left I might mess around with the center part. The tomahawk is a cool idea for the sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted June 18, 2009 Author Share Posted June 18, 2009 Just an update...this blade did not make it...:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devins Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Please let us know what method does end up working for you on these, I have some I would like to try. We have quite a few bois d' arc posts around here that are frequently replaced with steel(these are very old, I am 44 and they were old when I was a kid) and I have some new limbs drying right now. It will be fall before I can probably get any pieces cut but I was going to for myself and I could cut a few more while I am at it. I also can get some of our old aged red cedar posts too. The burled areas are nice. Let me know in advance so I can round up more. I usually start in mid September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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