Charles R. Stevens Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 JHC, I have seen old rasps turned in to draft shoes in a pinch. I don't imagine that work hardening is an issue, wear is, the toe will wear to a knife edge and the nail holes waller out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotshoein4 (Mark) Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Modern steels are all slick as snot on pavement, in my experiance. As Frank once pointed out Mexicans like that hard, nasty to forge cheep rebar for shoes. A friend of mine was in Romania visiting with farriers and they were making them out of rebar there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I was touching on a few posts there. Didn't make that overly clear. Fast-moving multi-faceted discussions can lose clarity quickly. No worries. I have seen old rasps turned in to draft shoes in a pinch. Must help keep the roads smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotshoein4 (Mark) Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I think there's way to many variables in a rasp to properly say if they'd work harden or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 1/2" round stock is easy to forge into shoes, and rebar is easy to find. Round mashes down to 3/4x5/16 for fullerd shoes easy and it's required for forging rim shoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotshoein4 (Mark) Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 1/2" round stock is easy to forge into shoes, and rebar is easy to find. Round mashes down to 3/4x5/16 for fullerd shoes easy and it's required for forging rim shoes. Excellent bit of info on the stock size. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradox1559 Posted September 27, 2017 Author Share Posted September 27, 2017 I have acquired some borium rods from my ferrier who wanted me to try to forge a hardened blade on one of these knives. I'm fairly certain borium is tungsten carbide suspended in softer metal, usually steel , but sometimes brass. Is it even possible to forge? I've seen videos where they try to forge a tungsten carbide drill bit with mildly explosive results. I like the idea, but I don't like shrapnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Tungsten carbide drills are actually powdered carbide held together with a binder. They will not forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 What are "borium rods"? A brand or trade name? Look it up on a farrier supply site then look for an analysis for forging characteristics. And NO you can NOT forge tungsten carbide anythings. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles R. Stevens Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Borium is tungsten carbide in a steel matrix, we usualy use drill tech now as it's a brass matrix and you can braze it on with a forge. MFC uses copper pipe to form little packages of Tungsten carbide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Ah, the horse shoe traction aids. I was associated with a farrier once who couldn't forge braze without filling the whole shop with zinc oxide smoke. It's a wonder he's alive, we used to just go have lunch or something. Not forgable, no question. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradox1559 Posted September 28, 2017 Author Share Posted September 28, 2017 Well, that's a bummer, I had hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Sorry, none at all. A lot of us are pretty hopeless, welcome to the club. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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