Finally, I am back on more solid ground; we have switched to grinders and rasps for shaping the blade preparing for the quench.
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Finally, I am back on more solid ground; we have switched to grinders and rasps for shaping the blade preparing for the quench.
I don’t feel that my hammer control is very good, but once the shape of the blade gets refined, good control is more and more important.
I did not take many pictures today. Mostly because the object of my photos would be an object of frustration.
We’re making the sword-blades out of wire rope, with a twist.
Last time I went to Dragonfly Forge, I took along a blade that was a failure, for “show and tell.” I didn’t feel I had anything good enough to show off, because mostly what I had been doing in the last year was gearing up and running experiments.
I’m going to be at Dragonfly Forge for all of next week, along with Mike P.; we’re taking Michael Bell’s longsword-forging class on making katana blades. [df]
I’ve added a new rule!
The forging press (“red press”) arrived today. I wish the building was ready but it’s not.
At Dragonfly Forge, when we made the habaki for our short-swords, Michael Bell made a little cardboard “mold” for the silver. It almost instantly turned to charcoal under the heat of the silver but it slowed it down just enough that the metal retained its shape.