Dean O Riordan Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hi every one, I have bin forging on and off for the last year or so, i am by far NO expert on forging. What i think i know is what iv learned as iv gon along I have tried forge welding and not had much look with it yet but plan to try again soon. I am forging my first Sword and iv bin working on it for about 2 weeks now. The steel i have used is a leaf spring 2" wide by 1/4" thick, i had to cut down to size be for i could start forging it. The blade length is 22" long, The over all length 33" long, Here is the link's to some videos iv put on youtubevideo 1video 2video 3 hope you like what iv don so far. Here is a picture of my first sword i made out of stainless steel This next picture is of my old sword and the start of my new sword, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Waldon Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Since you don't have a link to it yet, here's video4. You seem to be wetting your anvil and your hammers with water. Is that to cut down on scale? With you wetstone (oilstone, sharpening stone, honing stone, there's a billion names for them) what kind of oil are you using? That's shaping up to be a nice sword, keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean O Riordan Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Since you don't have a link to it yet, here's video4. You seem to be wetting your anvil and your hammers with water. Is that to cut down on scale? With you wetstone (oilstone, sharpening stone, honing stone, there's a billion names for them) what kind of oil are you using? That's shaping up to be a nice sword, keep up the good work! Thank you, The stone i am using is an oil-stone. Well as far as i know wetting the hammer and anvil dose help reduce scale or remove scale from the metal surface. Here is a link to a website that sell's the same oil-stone i have. Oil-Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Waldon Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I like the stone a lot, mine is kinda worn... (I'm not even sure whether it's a water stone or a oil stone, that's just sad) Where did you get the oil that sprays on? That's really convenient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Gann Posted December 6, 2010 Share Posted December 6, 2010 maybe I've got it wrong but isn't your anvil a little bit low? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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