Forging a Smatchet

Coidrin · Mar 12, 2020

Hey guys! I am considering having a smatchet forged from crucible steel and I wanted personal opinions on what type of steel I should request.

NapalmCheese · Mar 12, 2020

Whatever happens to come out of the crucible that's been stuffed with cast iron and mild steel and left to sit in a smelter for a while?

Coidrin · Mar 12, 2020

Oh so noob question huh? It's not a certain kind of metallurgical composition which makes a certain steel in crucible?

dirc · Mar 12, 2020

Coidrin said:
Oh so noob question huh? It's not a certain kind of metallurgical composition which makes a certain steel in crucible?

one really good place to start to educate yourself is wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_steel

learn a LOT more, read a LOT of BF threads, and enjoy the learning curve

JimmyJR · Mar 13, 2020

id say just regular metal would be pretty good

timberweasel · Mar 13, 2020

I'd go 3V.

But, my God man, if something goes wrong in the forging of Smatchet, it could destroy us all...

kvaughn · Mar 13, 2020

A good Smatchet could probably forge itself. Self forging to become the "ONE"!--

--KV

Twindog · Mar 13, 2020

Maybe 3V or M4. M4 would hold an edge better and be plenty tough. 3V would be tougher (resistant to chipping or breaking) and still hold an edge fairly well.

I never quite understood the smatchet design philosophy. What do you intend to do with it?

Why does the steel have to be from Crucible?

dirc · Mar 13, 2020

lol, at this point we don't know if he meant the generic term 'crucible' or the pm steel from the crucible company ; )

Coidrin · Mar 14, 2020

The generic steel from a crucible is what I meant and the smatchet idea was given to me by various members of this forum to pair with my modern take on a shielded warrior and it was seconded so I'm looking into it, it certainly looks to be a great fighting weapon.