railroad spike quenchant

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savageknives

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i have hammered two knives from railroad spikes. i have been shows by a blacksmith and occasional bladesmith that quenching with a certain quenchant will make an extremely tough knife. the problem is a can no longer get in touch with this particular man and never got the recipe. if anyone knows the recipe for either "liquid blue" or "magic blue" (something with blue, i dont quite remember) please let me know. i have these knives down to where all i have to do is heat treat and finish and they are ready to sell or use. any info is much appreciated.
 
I haven't a clue but would love to see pic's of your finished product. I think it's awesome where you've located your steel for the project.

sean
 
savageknives said:
i have hammered two knives from railroad spikes. i have been shows by a blacksmith and occasional bladesmith that quenching with a certain quenchant will make an extremely tough knife. the problem is a can no longer get in touch with this particular man and never got the recipe. if anyone knows the recipe for either "liquid blue" or "magic blue" (something with blue, i dont quite remember) please let me know. i have these knives down to where all i have to do is heat treat and finish and they are ready to sell or use. any info is much appreciated.
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Sounds like a salt quench- bluing solution (like you use for clothes) in water.
 
A quicker response might be found in the custom forums...that is where most of the forging types hang out.
 
I'm not positive if you're talking about the same stuff, but if you Google 'superquench' you might find what you're looking for
 
i read about that superquench. i think it said he got 40 Rc from mild steel with that stuff. ill have to try that out. lord knows i dont have any money in materials when i can walk along one of the several deserted tracks in my town and 20 minutes later have 15 spikes, so i can do plenty of experimentation.
 
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