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Post by bladebob on Aug 10, 2021 1:24:46 GMT
I am a learning bladesmith with a few small projects under my belt. I now want to move on to larger blades, but I don't know what steel to use. I have some 5160 spring, lawn mower blade, and a bunch of scrap, but I don't know how the steel properties will do in a sword. For example, will a spring temper on a rapier make for a floppy blade, or is some spring necessary in order to keep the blade from braking?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 10, 2021 22:33:14 GMT
5160 steel is a very good sword steel unless you want to make a differentially hardened katana with a nice hamon, it's tough and forgiving, less failures with quenching.
Floppy blade has nothing to do with the steel or temper but with the blade geometric, thickness, distal taper etc.
Braking also has nothing to do with the steel, it depends on the heat treatment.
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Post by bladebob on Aug 11, 2021 23:43:50 GMT
Ok, good to know. For a rapier, would I use a concave/hollow grind diamond cross section, or is something else better?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 12, 2021 5:24:11 GMT
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Aug 13, 2021 18:53:37 GMT
My best advise is get a lot more small projected under your belt first. Also I wouldn't start with a rapier. Even as long as I've been doing this I wouldn't want to make a rapier.
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Post by badguybuster on May 21, 2022 17:41:37 GMT
5160 has been my favorite metal for knives, swords and spear heads
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jun 11, 2022 17:00:19 GMT
1095, 1075, 1084, 5160, 80crv2 are all great choices.
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Post by john2000 on Feb 9, 2023 2:27:08 GMT
I am a learning bladesmith with a few small projects under my belt. I now want to move on to larger blades, but I don't know what steel to use. I have some 5160 spring, lawn mower blade, and a bunch of scrap, but I don't know how the steel properties will do in a sword. For example, will a spring temper on a rapier make for a floppy blade, or is some spring necessary in order to keep the blade from braking? you will have to do some reading about getting the spring tempering right, but its not use in cheap swords. |
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