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05-21-2008, 07:22 PM #1
Cold forging
I am working on my first project: a cutting knife for my mother. I am going for something that resembles this:
I have a piece of O1 that I annealed and cut to size.
I experimented a bit, and discovered that it is soft enough to shape with a 2,5lb hammer without heating it.
Granted, I have to file away as well, and the shaping goes slow, but I actually like being able to work on that piece for 15 minutes when I have time and then put it away again without having to fire up the bbq.
My main concern is: does this have a negative effect on the steel in some way?Til shade is gone, til water is gone, Into the shadow with teeth bared, screaming defiance with the last breath.
To spit in Sightblinder’s eye on the Last Day