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Brax

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any one know what kind of metal a broken spud wrench/socket wrench might be made of. any thing resembaling a name brand has worn off. this thing seems to be beg to be my first attempt at creating a blade but, not to be one to just jump right in. i kinna want to know what it might be made of. good thin coat of rust on it though, as well as seems like a bit of tarnish. i think it will make a nice knife i just hope i can fill it out to what i see in it.:D


wish i had a digital camera out here id put up a pick of it. ill see ifin some one has one i can borrow.:)

well time to head to roost later all ill try for a picture of it.
 
Brax, I would toss it.First - you will probably never know what it really is.Therefore you will only be guessing at all the rest of your work with it.Second,it most likely isn't usable as a knife blade.
A piece of O-1,5160,1080,or similar steel would only cost a few dollars,and you would know what it is and how to heat treat it.
It is false economy to save a couple of dollars and make a poorer quality knife.This has been discussed many times in these forums.
Stacy
 
Brax, If you're making it for fun, for your own pleasure and use, don't toss it, go for it. It's most likely made from 6150. If it's marked Chrome Vanadium, it's almost certainly 6150.
I made a knife once from a broken breaker bar. I didn't heat treat it very well, (that was before I got my oven) so it wasn't that great, but it was still cool. :D I'd like to try it again sometime.
Here's a little info on 6150, you can find more I'm sure.

http://www.suppliersonline.com/propertypages/6150.asp

http://www.leedsteel.com/data_sheets/con_data_sheets_toc.htm

Have fun!
 
well untill i get a bit of practil practice going ill continue to work scrap. heck i dont even have a forge built yett.:foot:
 
Brax,Most spud wrenches are made by klein tools,although they dont boast a type of steel I'd bet on them knowing what they make them from.I would say its a good steel considering the job they do,Its probably tempered way back to a spring temper so they dont just snap off.I have bent many spuds :D and i wouldnt put one in a hole and stand on it if i didnt trust Kleins quality.
As for working mystery steel its good practice you might end up with a knife shaped object,but it's fun none the less.
 
actualy its made by proto tools seems to be the industeral off shute of stanly and they dont seem to have spud socket drivers any more on there listing
 
I'm not too sure if the practice you get from scrap is as valuable as that you might get from known steel. The results might not truly reflect the quality of your work. That's not to say it wouldn't be fun and educational in its own right.
 
it's probably 1045 or 1050
damn good for hammers and spud wrenches,hot forge tools (drifts),or swords/choppers.

my tupence
 
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