Late night dumb ideas

[mongolguy]

Ok, I'm sittn here, wishing I could afford some Talonite. And I come up with this. What if..... I melted down some bronze, added in some silicone carbide and cast a blade. What would I have? A big freakin mess or something that might work? I'm not expecting it to work like talonite. But would it at least cut? I know Ed Fowler has bronzed some of his blades, but those were bronze on steel. Can just a bronze blade be hardened? or brass?
Thanks for any input.

 

[C L Wilkins]

At one time bronze was quite commonplace as far as blades were concerned. Then iron was discovered and a whole new era began. Hossom and Mayo were around back then. Check the archives for "Shop Talk" to see when all this took place.

(Sorry, just couldn't resist!)

Actually, it would be a very interesting project.

C Wilkins