Loneforge Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 1970 Buick GSX coil spring, Home made mosaic pins and wood from the big box of mystery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmangeler Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hello Lone Forge: I have a box of mystry wood as well. It is nice wood and I am thankfull for it but sometimes it would be nice to know what is what. I thought that an integral had a bolster that was part of the parent steel of the blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 The bolster on this triples the width of the blade. Next one will truer! I'm learning! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmangeler Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I am learning also. On the integrals that I have tried I started with a thicker bar and then forged the blade and handle down, rather than trying to thicken the bolster area. This would be a good place to use a guilotine tool I think. I have gererally used fullers and spring swedges. In general forging if you keep the cross section in a 1:3 raito the bar forges more into the center, as you get more into 1:8 type ratio like you might have in a finished blade it wants to become an I beam type cross section when you forge on the edge. I am not sure how most blade guys look at this, but I try to wait until I am done doing other things (such as pointing the blade, forging the tang,and making the reverse bend)before I spread my blade, this will also reduce the steel that is exposed and more subgect to changing carbon content. I really like the way you blended the handle into the blade, this looks gracefull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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