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Tinbasher said:
Do you need anything from the land down under
Richard
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:D Airline tickets would be nice. I studied biology at university and Australia would be about the closest thing I'd ever see to a different planet.

Sure, this whole thing is just for fun. My wife belongs to an internet quilting forum and they do fabric swaps all the time. Right now, shes cutting 50 sets of 50 fabrics into 1 1/2" squares.

Let me know what you need (light? Dark? Figure? Size?) and I'll get them on the way.

Just send back whatever you think is cool and maybe unique. Keep in mind I'm married and I've seen pictures of a few things from Australia that Marilyn would not let me keep? :o

Rob!
 
Rob!
Got it in the mail today Thanks. Beautiful wood, will make use of it. When next I order something from you, bill me for this postage. 11.22 paid by you is too much for something free for me.

Frank
 
I have been looking around here for kangaroo skins or knife bits to trade but you can get it all cheaper over there,
strange how they can import a skin into the USA and sell cheaper that we locals can get it for.
Richard
 
Rob! said:
Of course I'm interested - but I have to ask. Does a stock removal guy stand any chance with it???

Rob!
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Sure ya do. Tell ya what; I'll weld a billet up for you, what size steel bar do you prefer? This stuff is time consuming to make but that wood looks nice! :D
 
Dan Seaver said:
Sure ya do. Tell ya what; I'll weld a billet up for you, what size steel bar do you prefer? This stuff is time consuming to make but that wood looks nice! :D
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I think I'm gonna owe you something in the difference, but I'm working on a small 'politically correct' fixed blade design that is 6" long and takes about 7/8 width in 3/32 thickness. That means that a 2" x 6" billet would give me two blanks. One of the kids is just finishing up his first blade and I think something like this just might keep the fire stocked nicely. ;)

You certainly have me excited about working with it.

Rob!
 
I'm sure we can figure something out. I have some made right now but the starting material was low carbon wire (sparks less than 1018 so maybe 1006?) and iron oxide.

I might have enough oxide right now to make a bloom large enough for just that billet, but if you want iron sand as the starting material it will be a few weeks.

-Dan
 
Whatever you recommend Dan. There's certainly no rush here. I was about to switch to PM, but I suspect others are interested in your tamahagane making too.

I had thought this stuff was made in HUGE quantities. Live and learn. :)

Rob!
 
Well personally I believe that the starting material doesn't matter too much as long as its not high is S, P, ect. Mostly its if people want more traditional tamahagane then you would start with iron sand. Some Japanese smiths who make their own use a round chimney smelter rather than a traditional clay rectangle tatara.

In a traditional size smelter you would have a 2.5 ton bloom but my newest tatara should produce 50kg per smelt. I'm still waiting on the call for the price per ton of iron oxide though.

I don't want to drag your topic off its intended course so perhaps PMs would be better. Your topic, your decision. :)

-Dan
 
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