nitewatchman Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 (edited) My R&D Group is developing a new switch point detail and needs a rail bloom to make prototypes. To get this material we ordered probably the biggest knife blank on record today. It is 8" X 10" in cross section and 54 feet long. This would make a lot of blades! nitewatchman Edited October 2, 2009 by nitewatchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreenMan Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Sounds like a knife blank for a Gundam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messerist Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 See if you can scavenge some scrap! Years ago when the US Navy was building its "Arleigh Burke" class destroyers I had the opportunity to visit a friend who worked in the mill that was making the connecting steel bars for use in the modular construction of the ships. I'm not sure of the exact application of the steel but the chunk my friend gave me was enough for five blades. I made him two, one for his brother, one for his Dad and one for my brother. It forged like bearing steel, but when annealed, filed like cold butter. I triple quenched the blades in canola oil and triple tempered to a dark straw, almost bronze color. To this day I am not sure how to classify the steel but the knives are still cutting and are performing well....at least I've had no complaints. Scraps are good!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overmodulated Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 a knife made from US Navy Destroyer, now that's a marketing concept. how can we arrange for someone to get us a piece of Titanic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksaber Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 For some reason after reading the first post Crocodile Dundee saying "That's not a knife, this is a knife," comes to mind. Not sure how one would carry or let alone use one that big but I m sure we can find a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragons lair Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 Don't take a knife to a gun fight. May have to think about that one. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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