How a tool should be made!
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pray4surf
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Thanks for sharing that
Pretty cool :ylsmoke:
Coupla questions:
At around 2:10, what was the powder sprinkled onto the red hot metal? Purpose?
Around 3:10, what liquid was the axe dipped into? Purpose?
Around 3:30, was that polishing compound, green stuff?
Been way too many years since Jr High School metal shop :Wow1:
Pretty cool :ylsmoke:
Coupla questions:
At around 2:10, what was the powder sprinkled onto the red hot metal? Purpose?
Around 3:10, what liquid was the axe dipped into? Purpose?
Around 3:30, was that polishing compound, green stuff?
Been way too many years since Jr High School metal shop :Wow1:
I believe that is COKE to reduce Slag. edit: Coke is not correct. That is a type of coal. But I do think it is an anti slag anti oxidation powder. Just don't know what that powder is called.
The liquid was a quenching agent as a method of tempering. Can be water, oil, and sometimes liquid salt, but the salt style of tempering is usually molten hot and just a different method.
I think the green stuff is just the green buffing compound that you can put on a strop or buffing wheel. Color is just an indicator of grit level.
I hope all that is correct. It has been a long time for me too and I could be mixing stuff up.
The liquid was a quenching agent as a method of tempering. Can be water, oil, and sometimes liquid salt, but the salt style of tempering is usually molten hot and just a different method.
I think the green stuff is just the green buffing compound that you can put on a strop or buffing wheel. Color is just an indicator of grit level.
I hope all that is correct. It has been a long time for me too and I could be mixing stuff up.
Way cool. Love working raw iron into something else that I can use.
more than likely the powder was a hardening agent.
https://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/pa...ources/Product/Supplies/Fluxes_Compounds.xml/
the buffing wheel dressing would have been something along these lines
https://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/page.php?theLocation=/Resources/Product/Supplies/Finishing.xml/
I retain some of the motor oil when I change the oil in my diesel trucks to harden steel. the high carbon content works really well and looks alot like in the video. I am sure there is a commercial product available to do this but not sure where one would go about finding it.
more than likely the powder was a hardening agent.
https://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/pa...ources/Product/Supplies/Fluxes_Compounds.xml/
the buffing wheel dressing would have been something along these lines
https://www.blacksmithsdepot.com/page.php?theLocation=/Resources/Product/Supplies/Finishing.xml/
I retain some of the motor oil when I change the oil in my diesel trucks to harden steel. the high carbon content works really well and looks alot like in the video. I am sure there is a commercial product available to do this but not sure where one would go about finding it.
Crom
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x2 Enjoyed the video and stunned, that he does not use eye pro.
Thundering Bear
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If I didn't already have so many hobbies, blacksmithing would be the next!
Adventure Copan
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That was amazing work and I'd love to make something like that some day! Thanks for sharing. 
-Daniel Kent
-Daniel Kent
Vegasrandall
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powder
the powder was flux, most likely borax, he oil quenched it and polished the cutting surface with polishing compound,that's the green stuff.
the powder was flux, most likely borax, he oil quenched it and polished the cutting surface with polishing compound,that's the green stuff.
jay3253
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At around 2:10, what was the powder sprinkled onto the red hot metal? Purpose? Borax-Flux to weld metals together
Around 3:10, what liquid was the axe dipped into? Purpose? Oil-hardening harden metal makes it more durable
Around 3:30, was that polishing compound, green stuff? Polishing compound to make it nice and shinny
Around 3:10, what liquid was the axe dipped into? Purpose? Oil-hardening harden metal makes it more durable
Around 3:30, was that polishing compound, green stuff? Polishing compound to make it nice and shinny
1leglance
2007 Expedition Trophy Champion, Overland Certifie
Lots of interesting backstory on John Neeman and how he isn't even part of the company that has his name anymore.
But very nice craftsmanship I gotta say.
My 15yr old son & I just attended Gordon Williams blacksmithing class at Peih Tool in Camp Verde Az and it was the best 30 hrs I have spent learning any craft. Gordon is a great teacher and I will be making use of the skills for the rest of my life.
We came home and immediately built a propane forge to go along with the coke/coal one we already had.
This the first test burn before we finished the details.
And while my son does like to make some knives...come on what kid doesn't?
He also learned more artistic skills to go into his future sculptures and pieces to sell.
This was his first scrap iron eagle built a year ago...he has since done another eagle & a phoenix
Currently for a school art project he is building a wolf that is 6ft from nose to tail...I will post it when done. His goal is to NOT work at a fast food place or such as a first job but instead to sell small and large art pieces throughout high school. How can I not support this when it means I get to go pound iron also?
But very nice craftsmanship I gotta say.
My 15yr old son & I just attended Gordon Williams blacksmithing class at Peih Tool in Camp Verde Az and it was the best 30 hrs I have spent learning any craft. Gordon is a great teacher and I will be making use of the skills for the rest of my life.
We came home and immediately built a propane forge to go along with the coke/coal one we already had.
This the first test burn before we finished the details.
And while my son does like to make some knives...come on what kid doesn't?
He also learned more artistic skills to go into his future sculptures and pieces to sell.
This was his first scrap iron eagle built a year ago...he has since done another eagle & a phoenix
Currently for a school art project he is building a wolf that is 6ft from nose to tail...I will post it when done. His goal is to NOT work at a fast food place or such as a first job but instead to sell small and large art pieces throughout high school. How can I not support this when it means I get to go pound iron also?
Adventure Copan
Adventurer
1leglance, that is awesome what your boy is doing and great your helping him. Very nice work for sure!
-Daniel Kent
-Daniel Kent
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