FERRARIVS Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Hi guys, I'm just new to both smithing and this forum- but both are proving to be really cool My general interest is producing ancient ironwork- particularly Roman at the moment. Elements of javelins, speartips, etc. and now as of today, sword blades too. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayco Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Welcome to IFI, Matt! There are links on the 'home page' to help you get started blacksmithing and to help you find your way around the site. There's lots of info on 'bladesmithing' here....and a friday night Knife Chat! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Your find alot of info here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Do you want to do it out of bloomery wrought iron or modern materials? (The steel typically used by smiths these days dated to the last half of the 19th century when the Bessemer/Kelly process was invented and commercialized). I'm currently working on an Anglo-Saxon spear point from real wrought iron and I have smelted bloomery wrought iron from ore using Y1K techniques. I'm also off the net for the weekend starting soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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