August 8, 201015 yr im getting bored... i haven't had any material for knife making for over 2 months now.
August 9, 201015 yr Looks good No material huh, have you tried looking for railroad ties or rebar? Even car springs could be used.
August 9, 201015 yr Author Looks good No material huh, have you tried looking for railroad ties or rebar? Even car springs could be used. i am currently talking to a man that has car springs. i hope he will let me take them this week. and since i don't have a forge yet i cant use a rebar
August 9, 201015 yr i am currently talking to a man that has car springs. i hope he will let me take them this week. and since i don't have a forge yet i cant use a rebar Forges are super super easy to make, you could make one out of a break drum and few iron pipes and a hair dryer. You can even make your own wood coal. Search youtube for how to build a charcoal forge. Good luck
August 9, 201015 yr I actually got into blacksmithing because of a combination of a long standing love for fire, and a youtube vidoe by puirgatory ironworks. just go to youtube and search for purgatory iron works. he has a lot of great info. he even has a video that shows how to make a brakedrum forge. I made one and have been a kid in a candy store ever since. they are great for knives, just the right size. atleast for me they are. good luck
August 9, 201015 yr Author I actually got into blacksmithing because of a combination of a long standing love for fire, and a youtube vidoe by puirgatory ironworks. just go to youtube and search for purgatory iron works. he has a lot of great info. he even has a video that shows how to make a brakedrum forge. I made one and have been a kid in a candy store ever since. they are great for knives, just the right size. atleast for me they are. good luck i used to watch purgatory ironworks and i agree. he has some great tips. i only need a good source for fire. when i get some free time and extra money i will make one:)
August 9, 201015 yr gotcha, well in the mean time a primal forge made from a hole in the ground, pipe, and hair dryer can get you going in the mean time, just burn charcoal for fuel. this way you can get a firge going until you can make a forge.
September 3, 201015 yr hello: You can just dig a hole in the ground, put in a air souce, Ie, a pipe, put on a simple bellows or other souce for an air blast and then use charcoal.. Been done that way for thousands of years JPH
September 3, 201015 yr Rebar is mystery metal. It is specification based: may be heat treated, may be forgable, may crumble at heat, may crack when heat treat, may be mild and not hardenable. This differes from batch to batch. There are people who know how rebar is marked and can tell the differences by the markings and ridge patterns. I would not try to make a knife with rebar, but would try making other things with it. Phil
September 3, 201015 yr Rebar; heat to past magnetic,quench in water . Then try to break in a vise [thin the test piece] If it breaks your in the knife mak'n bizz; if it bends get some thing else.
September 14, 201015 yr I've made very pretty blades with rebar, but am unsure as to their integrity as of yet, i havent finished i.e, polished, sharpened or made decent handles for them. but it is very easy to work with to get the hang of things
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