chipping hammer...steel help??

MCoughlin · Nov 14, 2005

HI guys
I used a chipping hammer and forged a small hawk out of it. It's still in progress but I have no idea what the steel might be? Any ideas? I was hopinh it would be something I can heat treat with a torch or forge.
Mike

Sweany · Nov 14, 2005

probably 1045, 1050.
We used to repoint em quench em in oil and draw to a bronze color.

MCoughlin · Nov 15, 2005

Sweany said:
probably 1045, 1050.
We used to repoint em quench em in oil and draw to a bronze color.

Ok I'll give it a go but what does repoint mean?
Mike

Raymond Richard · Nov 16, 2005

repoint=sharpend Normally a new point is re-forged.

Sweany · Nov 16, 2005

what Richard said.

In the old books when thye talk about haveing an pick, or plowshare "sharpened" it was done in the forge.

MCoughlin · Nov 17, 2005

Thanks guys. Any idea for a ballpark temp to start with for tempering? I was guessing around 400ish... Since it's the 10xx series steel could I possibly do a hamon??? How cool would that be on a small hawk...

I need to get some good books on forging. I'm currently waiting for my mini side arm burner to complete my new mini-forge. Then all I need is an anvil or something like one.

Sweany · Nov 17, 2005

350, to 400 is a good place to start. you can always raise the temp, but its hard to lower it.

Raymond Richard · Nov 17, 2005

I do most my hawks at 400 to 425. You don't want them to be as hard as a knife.