I stuck a GoPro on the end of the die of a Coal Iron forging press.
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I stuck a GoPro on the end of the die of a Coal Iron forging press.
Today was all set-up for the big day: quenching. In order to minimize blade bends or change of a stress-riser triggering a crack, the solution is typically Japanese; you simply remove as much asymmetry as you can because that’s what causes the bends.
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.
This is one of the best caption/titles I’ve seen on imgur:
This is a really impressive example of how not to:
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]