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The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is$300$250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
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4140?
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...and pipe flanges.
This steel is also known around the forging industry as F5. It is a type of chrome molybdenum, a little more carbon than 4130 which was fairly common for motocross motorcycle frames in the '70s, ala Honda Elsinore. I have seen it forged with a hydraulic press then annealed by soaking at 1650 DegF for 8 hours, then ramped down 50 degF/hour for 16 hours. It is then no longer brittle and may be machined without chipping.
C Wilkins
This steel is also known around the forging industry as F5. It is a type of chrome molybdenum, a little more carbon than 4130 which was fairly common for motocross motorcycle frames in the '70s, ala Honda Elsinore. I have seen it forged with a hydraulic press then annealed by soaking at 1650 DegF for 8 hours, then ramped down 50 degF/hour for 16 hours. It is then no longer brittle and may be machined without chipping.
C Wilkins
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In the shop.....Hammer dies, press dies, hot punches, hammers, fullers........
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Ed Caffrey "The Montana Bladesmith"
ABS Mastersmith
www.caffreyknives.com
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Ed Caffrey "The Montana Bladesmith"
ABS Mastersmith
www.caffreyknives.com
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Makes a nice set of tongs, also.