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    Modest though they may be, today's accomplishments mark new territory for me. I may have forged San Mai for the first time, although the billet is so small I might only get a paring knife or pocket knife (and the welds remain to be proved).

    The small forged razor-ish shaped object was made from a scrap, so I don't feel so bad that the shape is a bit odd.


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    The forging was done with BBQ charcoal in my chiminea brake drum forge in my single car garage... With crappy twisted flat bar tongs. Ha! My excuses.
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    Looks like good start
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    That razor, what is the width / thickness ratio? Looks a bit flat for the width it has.
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    Yeah, it's too long. I have already traced a better profile. The metal was 1/4" so I was shooting for 1" blade but I thinned it during the forging which also made it longer. And it was scrap so I knew it would have a funny tang length/width.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Atchbo View Post
    Yeah, it's too long. I have already traced a better profile. The metal was 1/4" so I was shooting for 1" blade but I thinned it during the forging which also made it longer. And it was scrap so I knew it would have a funny tang length/width.
    If you have 1/4 by 1 inch stock, you can first hammer it thicker before you start beveling. that way the ratio will be better, and you have some excess material on the spine for grinding away so that you end up with a clean blade.
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    Good idea. Never thought of upsetting for that purpose. This was a triangular cut-off piece from a 2" x 1/4" bar. I cut out a little chunk to differentiate between blade and tang and then hammered as best I could. I really like the forging... It seems more efficient in terms of use of steel (less removal) and the rough finish looks cool as is, or you can grind it clean.

    I think 1 x 1/4 might be a good stock size for this purpose going forward. I might try with 1084 and W2 after I have made some more progress here with tool building etc. In particular, I need to forge some tongs. Pretty hard (and dangerous) to forge a small piece of hot metal that doesn't like to stay put!
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    Not the best welds, but heck of a good time!

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    You had fun. That is what matters
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    I think I overdid the tempering. Couldn't find the brick I usually put under the blades in the oven.

    This was about 2 hrs at 400*F.

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