Steven511 Posted July 17, 2018 Posted July 17, 2018 I'm going to be working on a knife with a metal bolster, and want to try casting a bit. I also want this bolster to be unique. I can get to around 2600 degrees farenheit in my foundry, does anyone know any cool looking alloys I could melt down around or under that temperature that are durable but still machinable? I was originally going to use some kind of aluminium-bronze, but I've heard it's either way too tough to put holes in, or way too fragile to be on a knife. I definitely want some copper in it for the gold look it gives silver metal, so copper has to be in at least a little. Any suggestions are welcome. Quote
ThomasPowers Posted July 17, 2018 Posted July 17, 2018 like shibuichi or shakudo? There are a lot of weird copper alloys the Japanese used for artistic work and sword fittings. Take a look at some of Jim Kelso's stuff. Quote
Steven511 Posted July 17, 2018 Author Posted July 17, 2018 Exactly like that Thomas! The shakudo is a bit out of my price range, but Shibuochi sounds really cool. Thanks! Quote
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