jlpservicesinc Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 You pretty much summed it up.. Keep it hot.. it does heat quickly but also cools kinda quickly.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Definitely heats and cools faster than steel. Although it cools slower than it heats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awrksmokey Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Come on Justin, etch the hammer! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 I’m working on it! Give me time haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Justin Topp said: I’m working on it! Give me time haha NO! Show us NOW NOW NOW!! Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Fine! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 NICE!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Some pictures in the light. Can’t wait to get it handled tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 A thing of beauty, Well done Justin. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Thanks frosty. Lots of imperfections but it’s finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Ooo, I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goods Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 I love the pattern welded face and peen, it goes very well and with the wrought body. What steels did you use in them? David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Thanks! thank you. It flows rather nicely between the iron and steel. I used old Nicholson files ( dull and rusty) and wood bandsaw blades. So I’m guessing 1095 and 15n20 something similar at least. 36 layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Justin, very well done.. You have moved up to a certain type of blacksmith.. Very few do a composite "steeled wrought iron" hammer and you stepped it up even more.. Nicely done and also like how you added the peen steel.. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Thank you! It’s not my first time doing a hammer with steeled wrought iron but it’s actually a general forging sized now hah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Titanium flint striker as practice. Forged from a bit of the 3/4” round grade 5 titanium. Works beautifully and weighs only 25 grams. I’ve also started my gas forge. Made from fire bricks. I’ll cut the slots smaller and file to size on the next ones. As there are some gaps in these ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Grade 5 is a duplex alloy containing Al and Vanadium; If I recall correctly: Robb Gunther warned that the V can cause "flue like symptoms" when forged. Ti has a definite state change with temp and may be quite soft at correct forging temp and then still glowing nicely bounce your hammer off laughing. It will also absorb gas and become brittle---much more an issue when working it down thin. Stuff is very pretty when anodized and makes nice blade fittings though very hard to machine and polish; does NOT make a decent knife edge---some folks have managed to get some alloys into the lower 40's HRC where we ould be looking at the upper 50's to 60 for a steel blade. Expensive for ornamental work. (Don't know if this was the specific issue mentioned but: Exposure to Vanadium Pentoxide can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting. coughing and/or shortness of breath. Higher exposures may cause a build-up of fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), a medical emergency, with severe shortness of breath.Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet - NJ.gov) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlpservicesinc Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Great info Thomas.. Also has a tendency to gall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 I made a camp eating knife out of some CP1/2 Ti; self hilted; mainly as I hate washing dishes and the Ti will be quite happy being boiled in a pan of water for an hour and as an eating knife it doesn't need much of an edge. It was "temper coloured" save for a small section of the spine that I shaved off with my camp knife, sanmai with an old nicholson file as the edge material---I was having a discussion with a Titanophile and he was telling me how wrong I was about Ti for blades so I took out my Ti blade and sliced a sliver off it's spine with a plain HC blade. Probably didn't change his mind but the rest of the crowd may have learned something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Oh yikes I didn’t notice any of those symptoms when I forged it but I’ll have to be careful. Probably a good thing I’m outside with a fan blowing Over so lots of moving air. I’ll have to be careful when forging it. I have no plans of a knife because I’m very aware that it is tough but not hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 It is amazing how much good ventilation can help people avoid so many issues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 Especially when it comes to fumes. It always seems bad when people are in a small shed forging without good Ventilation. Probably some fumes that aren’t to good for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyGoatLady Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Good to know. Thanks for that information. That flint striker looks pretty cool though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Time to get some satanite and plate steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Topp Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 New handled punch for small tool eyes from 1045 on a hickory stick, And a coal poker, rake, and scubbin. The second two have forge welded rods. Still Need to make the handles and forge weld them on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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