forged laminated wood chisels

[WyomingWhitetail]

So I spent the other day playing around with the forge. I made a couple of wood chisels using 3/8 mild steel square stock (that cheap Chinese stuff from home depot). I then forge welded a thin (probably around a 1/32 thick) piece of high carbon to the end. The high carbon I used was from an old automotive valve spring from when I rebuilt the motor in my 64 ford pickup. Was quite a bit easier than I thought it would be. I have never really done any forge welding but I had pretty decent luck. The second chisel took me a couple of attempts to get it to stick but in the end it worked out. The first chisel I had a part of the high carbon bit pop loose as I was shaping it but it was the end away from the end so its still useable. The shapes are a little non traditional but I was mostly just messing around with the forge welding. I tried to get a picture showing the division between the high carbon bit and the mild steel but I'm a terrible photographer. After shaping a simply heated the end up and stuck in a snow bank. I didn't do any tempering and the bit is definitely hard but from what I have played with them so far they haven't chipped.

[Smoketown]

WW,

Polish the parts and use a light application of liquid 'cold blue'.

The different steels will take on different hues/colors.

It's a lot easier than trying to buy a lot of acids and mixing a 'Pickering' solution.

If you want to keep the color intact, you will still need to neutralize the part and coat it with some aerosol clear lacquer.


Cheers,
Smoketown