This is my first attempt at forging a blade out of bar stock. Let me rephrase, it's my first time to hammer on anything out of a forge.
I did a quick grind to help contrast what I have done sofar for the photos. I also left it very very thick, I figured it might help out, as in you can always take more off, but not so easy to put it back kind of thinking.
I did manage to get it 99% strait, and flat. When flipping it over on my granite flat, there is maybe a 1/16" difference in the point height above the granite, and no wobble.
I did some normalizations on it before I ground it.
Should I grind it down as is, or hammer on it some more? Anything, and I mean anything would be helpful to me. I'm going into this blind.
I did a quick grind to help contrast what I have done sofar for the photos. I also left it very very thick, I figured it might help out, as in you can always take more off, but not so easy to put it back kind of thinking.
I did manage to get it 99% strait, and flat. When flipping it over on my granite flat, there is maybe a 1/16" difference in the point height above the granite, and no wobble.
I did some normalizations on it before I ground it.
Should I grind it down as is, or hammer on it some more? Anything, and I mean anything would be helpful to me. I'm going into this blind.
