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General discussion => Contemporary Accoutrements => Topic started by: tippit on March 27, 2020, 05:39:38 PM
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With everyone figuring out how to cope with the Stay in Place regulations, I thought I'd give you some ideas on forging material and things to due especially for guys & gals that may be just starting to forge.
Free Material...
Old rusty springs are my favorite material to forge. The more rusty & pitted the better. Pick up from dumps, old auto yards, and just out in a farmers field.
Extremely Pitted Spring (nobody would want)...
(https://i.ibb.co/tBSbWhY/Rusted-Carrage-Spring1.jpg) (https://ibb.co/b1xr83N)
(https://i.ibb.co/hdTCN0v/Rusted-Carrage-Spring2.jpg) (https://ibb.co/B6YwJkR)
(https://i.ibb.co/nsPX768/Rusted-Carrage-Spring3.jpg) (https://ibb.co/KjKt2bz)
This forged knife came from a piece of those springs and it sold to a CEO of a big investment firm back in Boston. Knife was essentially free. The pitting just gave it more contrast.
(https://i.ibb.co/THQVDvT/Rusted-Carrage-Spring4.jpg) (https://ibb.co/p3Ht60P)
I'm lucky to have some friends that are exceptional Bladesmiths. Here is a piece of Birds Eye Damascus a friend gave me. Need to finish this one up but because I didn't make it that's hard for me. I make Damascus but mine is just random design and I hate the way the flux gums up my forge. Anyway look around, you never know where you'll find the next master piece. Have fun forging...tippit
(https://i.ibb.co/Jkbg2bJ/Bird-s-Eye-Damascus-Rifleman.jpg) (https://ibb.co/C0XDvXG)