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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jan 2, 2009 7:19:29 GMT
ummmm, wow that's a monster all right. I have never dealt with the type of equipment Cris is talking about but I can see what he means. so tell us, did you wrap the handle or find it that way?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 15:24:33 GMT
If you found it in a field, chances are Cris is right it is the leading edge of a plow or dozer. It is NOT iron, it is a high manganese steel, maybe AR plate (AR stands for abrasion resistant).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 17:22:47 GMT
rammstien might have ditched it in the field after he left?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 17:34:57 GMT
Now that's a knife!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 20:06:47 GMT
ummmm, wow that's a monster all right. I have never dealt with the type of equipment Cris is talking about but I can see what he means. so tell us, did you wrap the handle or find it that way? i suspect my friend did it but i never asked him. chances are if it did not have the wraping when my friend found it then he had to have done it i'll have to call and ask him some time
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 20:08:05 GMT
If you found it in a field, chances are Cris is right it is the leading edge of a plow or dozer. It is NOT iron, it is a high manganese steel, maybe AR plate (AR stands for abrasion resistant). so it would be high manganese steel ? would that be good material for a sword ?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 20:10:13 GMT
If you found it in a field, chances are Cris is right it is the leading edge of a plow or dozer. It is NOT iron, it is a high manganese steel, maybe AR plate (AR stands for abrasion resistant). so it would be high manganese steel ? would that be good material for a sword ? It could be...depends on the carbon content. High manganese means deep hardening though...so no hamon. Well, not without a LOT of work reducing the hardenability. Like I said, I'm going to get ahold of a couple and see what there is to see =). Would be cool if I could make it form a hamon...as it's difficult to find bar stock in thicknesses of more than 1/4" in small quantities. What was the exact thickness of the spine on yours again? Cris
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2009 23:47:46 GMT
so it would be high manganese steel ? would that be good material for a sword ? It could be...depends on the carbon content. High manganese means deep hardening though...so no hamon. Well, not without a LOT of work reducing the hardenability. Like I said, I'm going to get ahold of a couple and see what there is to see =). Would be cool if I could make it form a hamon...as it's difficult to find bar stock in thicknesses of more than 1/4" in small quantities. What was the exact thickness of the spine on yours again? Cris it is a bit shy of a half inch thick.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2009 0:02:35 GMT
It's AR, not what you want in a sword for steel, I was in the steel yard one day and couldn't find any 1050 and I read up on that stuff, for what your using it for, it'll work....SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2009 0:37:29 GMT
You got a weight on that thing? I'm ashamed to admit to buying a Buster sword SLO about (five?) six years ago. 53 inches long eight pounds and five ounces on my hunk of steel.
If ever the price of stainless goes up, I've got about thousand dollars worth in my closet, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2009 3:34:38 GMT
That thing makes your Bokken look almost like wakizashi!
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