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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2008 2:09:11 GMT
Have you been helped from your time here in the swordmaking discussion section ? Time to help me! I have had a few different ideas to try and make it a better place to learn other than posting posting posting often times the same info over and over again, not very efficient, and would like to hear some suggestions from this section's regulars and not-so-regulars, on what different things you would like to see done here, tutes, pictures of equipment and descriptions, whatever. I am working on a massive link list for a sticky here, to cover where to get steel, how to build a forge, what types of forges are out there, different construction techniques as well as a tips and tricks section, my favorites file on my computer is fit to bursting from years of collecting links and I feel it is time for a bit of a share(more than usual). I'll post the finished links section when I get done with it, so be patient. So let me know your ideas![/i][/u] And no, no keggars or dancing girls/guys .
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Post by slav on Apr 4, 2008 3:43:38 GMT
Dang! Well, first let me say I appreciate all you do here Sam, and thanks for all the free information! Also, a shout out to all the other peeps on here who craft blades [or at least try to] from time to time!! (especially Brenno)
Sam, I think that some "Brenno Style" tutorials by you would be really cool, since you actually do forgework and use some more advanced techniques from which we could learn a few things. I'm always really interested in new blades that you post up here sometimes, and would love to see some detailed play-by-play's.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2008 5:38:36 GMT
oh how about a complete walkthrough of making a sword/knife using only stock removal if there is a post like that out there. just a thought ;D
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Post by brotherbanzai on Apr 4, 2008 13:21:14 GMT
That's a great idea! I think the biggest problem I had was finding someplace to get steel the right size for stock removal. I had a bunch of really great links to places I found usefull but sadly they all went away when the old computer died.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2008 14:55:03 GMT
Wow Sam, this will be really helpful, as a soon to be forging guy I need all the help I can get. One thing I really need info on is hardening Japanese style blades, with clay. Like what I can use as "clay" what temperatures gives what kind of hamon, I saw in your reply to brotherbanzai that you mentioned interrupted quench, what is the difference between this and normal quench, and what kind of quenches gives what kind of result? And also what heats and techniques for the different steels, like how to get good results/hamon with 1045, 1095, 9260 etc. - this would be awesome information. And the forge making stuff sounds awesome to! Ignore the above, _all_ the information you can give us is awesome! .
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Post by slav on Apr 4, 2008 15:10:56 GMT
oh how about a complete walkthrough of making a sword/knife using only stock removal if there is a post like that out there. just a thought ;D All of Brenno's blades are stock-removal. Check out some of his walkthroughs first.
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