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Re: tempering knives..
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:46 am
by Pran
Jonah,
Nice article.
Grumpy,
I've been using old motor oil to quench my knives and it works pretty well.Will try the 5:5:2 formula on the next knife.
Yaj,
Nice to know of another member who's interested in Blacksmithing. Have posted pics of a few knives in a thread named 'Making a handle for my knife'.
>bought and read the books
Would like to know their titles and if they're availablein India.
Pran
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:12 am
by badshah0522
Hi !!!!!!!!!!1
Is Glycrine also good for quenching???????because once i read in a book.Plz advice?
Re: tempering knives..
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 10:37 am
by Grumpy
Motor oil doesn`t quench very well because it is much too thick - old motor oil turns steel a lovely shade of blue though. Any steel tempered in motor oil will be far too soft to take a proper edge. Something like Singer sewing machine oil might be OK......it needs to be very light - less than SAE 5 and more like SAE 1.
I`ve no idea what `Glycine` is but Glycol as used in antifreeze can be used in a quenching formula. Not straight though - it needs to be used in a formula with other substances. Glycerine is quite good as a wetting agent but the alcohol in antifreeze is bad news.
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:05 pm
by jonahpach
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:28 pm
by eljefe
Jonah,
url dailymot is not on quenching...pl recheck and repost.
Axx
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:49 pm
by mundaire
Fixed the link... Jonah, FYI - links with spaces in between the letters don't work...
Re: tempering knives..
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 1:31 pm
by Yaj
Pran";p="13492 wrote:Jonah,
Yaj,
Nice to know of another member who's interested in Blacksmithing. Have posted pics of a few knives in a thread named 'Making a handle for my knife'.
>bought and read the books
Would like to know their titles and if they're availablein India.
Pran
Saw your pics Pran cool your knife is assuming an early Bowie shape
The books I mentioned are :
1) How to make knives--Richard W Barney & Robert P Loveless
2) New edge of the anvil -- Jack Andrews
3) Wayne Goddard's 50$ knife Shop
4) The complete modern blacksmith---Alexander G Weygers
5) The Complete Bladesmith------Jim Hrisoulas.
I thought I would read the Hrisoulas book after making my first knife.....................Its still in shrink wrap
All books bought on Amazon.Dont know if they are available here.
Yaj.
Re: tempering knives..
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:30 pm
by Pran
Yaj";p="13598 wrote:The books I mentioned are :
1) How to make knives--Richard W Barney & Robert P Loveless
2) New edge of the anvil -- Jack Andrews
3) Wayne Goddard's 50$ knife Shop
4) The complete modern blacksmith---Alexander G Weygers
5) The Complete Bladesmith------Jim Hrisoulas.
I thought I would read the Hrisoulas book after making my first knife.....................Its still in shrink wrap
All books bought on Amazon.Dont know if they are available here.
Yaj.
Great titles.Haven't read any of them though.Have my info mostly from bladesmithing groups and forums.Mark has been very helpful too and am sure would help you if you posted your queries here.
Pran
Ps: would love to see pics of your anvil
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:46 pm
by snIPer
Re: tempering knives..
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:58 am
by biking3819
pran you wont regret to the detail and comprehensive reading material on selection of metal and all other process involved for the correct blade here-
http://www.cutleryscience.com/reviews/b ... .html#T_D2
regards
sanjiv
Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:12 am
by hellfire_m16
Hi guys,
A small query-Can a kerosene blow lamp be used to heat up the metal blanks Instead of the forge?
Thanks and Regards,
Vinayaka