jmccustomknives Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 I had picked up a couple of rasp in a lot of old files. I planned on making a couple of matching blades. As is my SOP (standard operating procedure) with an unknown file I heated the tang, quenched in water then tried to break it. As you can see, one broke clean the other bent (case hardened). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loneforge Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Another perfect reason to shop test unknown materials. Good call! What is the brand name on the case hardened file for our future reference. Thanks for sharing this info! Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 That case hardened rasp was a Bellota, made in Spain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caintuckrifle Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Bellota's are the best rasps I have used... (for Farrier work.) Good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backwoods Blacksmith Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I did the heat quench break test on Bellota rasps and it broke clean. No bend. But still did not harden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.