sword bent when hitting tree branch

ok cause i bought the steel at lowes, so i figured it was low carbon, but i still tempered it, to make sure i didnt shatter it, so im thinking i will just harden again it and leave it be
 
It was low carbon, thus, it will not harden. It will work fine for practise or display, but it will not hold an edge.
 
Keith_H said:
It was low carbon, thus, it will not harden. It will work fine for practise or display, but it will not hold an edge.
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What he said. Probably 1018, needs to be at least 1035 to be heat treatable (last two digits being carbon content in hundredths of a percent)

Put it on your wall, get some 5160, or 1070-1084 and start over.

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on the contrary
you can harden low carbon steel...
by case Hardening it,, just to be,,, contrary :D

but it will still bend and a waste of time for the most part.. as mentioned you'd be better off with some reasonably good carbon steel .. as justified for use in knife making.. :)
take a look in ***Newbies , Good info Here*** thread
you'll fine what steels are what there..
 
Why did you attack the poor tree?


LOL, just kidding. Really though, what kind of sword are you making that is intended to de-limb trees?
 
It is about three weeks too early for an April fool's joke. There is too much in this thread to indicate anything but someone pulling everyone's chain.
Nice try adambomber.:jerkit:
 
mykulmorris said:
How do you 'case harden' mild steel? and how well does it hold an edge?
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you can buy a case Hardening material to do that with basically you are embedding carbon into the outer layer of MILD steel , the layer will not be real thick.
it will hold a great edge until it either brakes off or eventually wears off.

it's like any tools edge, what's under it can make a big difference. so a better steel under that layer works better, knife wise.. but you'll have less head aches and a better out come using a good steel for knife making in the first place..
case hardening is mainly for a wearing surface :)
 
This is a joke right?
Boy, you need to do some reading before you ever touch a tool, knife, or sword again!
Start with the stickies at the top of the forums.
Mace
 
No folks, he's not kidding. Adam is one of those I was referring to who made a sword before he knew anything about making a knife, handles, sharpening, or pins. Check out his posts to date. Here is a photo of the sword:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=627372

Adam - I'm going to be blunt....because I care about you:
Hacking on a tree with a home made sword is potentially disastrous. It is probably a good thing it bent. If it had broken ,you could have been hurt bad.
Swords are not toys to hack trees with.... unless you need to defend yourself when attacked by a tree. I know it is hard to resist chopping things with a sword, but it requires training and proper technique. Most sword schools won't let you even have a real sword for about a year.
Stacy
 
Where's that video of the knife show guy going down when the el cheapo sword snapped and the flying tip stabbed him in the belly... remember it was like "and this sword.. ohhhhhhhhwwwwwwwwww" and the other guy running in as the guy collapsed on the floor? Gah... :confused: I wish I could remember that video's name.
 
Well, I was hoping the "sword" turned out to be a machete, but I was worried it was exactly what it turned out to be. And that style sword, no matter who made it, shouldn't be chopping trees.
 
Will Leavitt said:
Where's that video of the knife show guy going down when the el cheapo sword snapped and the flying tip stabbed him in the belly... remember it was like "and this sword.. ohhhhhhhhwwwwwwwwww" and the other guy running in as the guy collapsed on the floor? Gah... :confused: I wish I could remember that video's name.
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this is not the original posting but I think this is it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2EQWCpnIR8
 
I re-read my post, I meant practise in terms of making it rather than martial arts, I guess you could us it for the latter but it might bend :)
 
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