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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: WeatherOp on November 20, 2011, 08:38:07 pm
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Yes, I failed, so I changed the topic to something I've been meaning to do for a while. Blacksmithing! I think this will keep me motivated.
Firstly, my shop.
(http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/9585/blacksmithshop.jpg)
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well that was the most interesting page refresh I've recently experienced.
Oh, that is cool stuff. Smithing is definitely something that seems really useful to know.
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Awesome. :) Seeing the working blacksmith's shop at Colonial Williamsburg was definitely the coolest part of my trip there.
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Hooks.
(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8291/hooks2.jpg)
Plant Hooks
(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/971/planthooks2.jpg)
And lastly, Fire Pokers.
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/4264/pokers2.jpg)
My next big attempt after making a Hot Cut will be a Tomahawk/Hand Axe.
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That is ****ing awesome. Ever since I watched Back to the Future III when I was a kid, I've thought blacksmithing was the ****. Granted, you don't seem to have an epic brick flame-pit, but I'll let that pass. Nice work!
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That is ****ing awesome. Ever since I watched Back to the Future III when I was a kid, I've thought blacksmithing was the ****. Granted, you don't seem to have an epic brick flame-pit, but I'll let that pass. Nice work!
I want one, bad...... Unfortunately I can't afford the massive amount of bricks and secondly, I don't want to put all the work into making one when I plan on moving in the next year or so. But, I will have one, muhahahahahaha.. Besides, this forge cost me like $10 to make.
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that's pretty cool actually. Tried making swords yet? :D
oh, and you shall be known as the blacksmith in these boards, from this day on
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that's pretty cool actually. Tried making swords yet? :D
moreover, ye shall be known as the blacksmith in these boards, henceforth
Fixed it for you. ;)
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Can you make me a set of dragonscale armor?
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that's pretty cool actually. Tried making swords yet? :D
oh, and you shall be known as the blacksmith in these boards, from this day on
Not yet, I haven't actually tried too many different things. Now since I've learned how the basics of welding, I can start on much bigger stuff. As I said my next project is a Tomahawk which required welding. I haven't learned Lap Welding yet, but I haven't really tried.
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Make iron daggers. You'll be the best blacksmith in the world in no time.
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What are you using to quench the pieces? I heard somewhere that a water/oil mixture may be better than plain waiter... but don't quote me on that. :nervous:
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What are you using to quench the pieces? I heard somewhere that a water/oil mixture may be better than plain waiter... but don't quote me on that. :nervous:
Right now I'm only using water. From what I've read and heard, oil or brine is used for tempering. For normal quenching for cooling, water works fine.
I just mounted my anvil on a much larger stump. It's a little higher and will be much better.
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Not too shabby for my first attempt on a Axe/Tomahawk.
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4299/axegax.jpg)
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A little more filing and ready to go.
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1884/axefinshed.jpg)
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So... when can we order Andúril?
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I want Ice...
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Excellent, since you have an axe, go crack some Neandertal skulls in the name of homo sapiens sapiens domination!
Have you tried to make some arrowheads?
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Excellent, since you have an axe, go crack some Neandertal skulls in the name of homo sapiens sapiens domination!
Have you tried to make some arrowheads?
neanderthals were long dead before the iron age started
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Excellent, since you have an axe, go crack some Neandertal skulls in the name of homo sapiens sapiens domination!
Have you tried to make some arrowheads?
neanderthals were long dead before the iron age started
Err... go show those Chimps who's boss!
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No! No! You got it all wrong! Axes are for killing other humans, duh. :rolleyes:
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Axes are the world's first multi-tools. :drevil:
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Axes are the world's first multi-tools. :drevil:
(http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/5303/orktechnology.jpg)
heheheheh :p
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Excellent, since you have an axe, go crack some Neandertal skulls in the name of homo sapiens sapiens domination!
Have you tried to make some arrowheads?
No not yet, as of right now I'm going for useable things. I'll likely make another hand axe(a better one) and I may end up trying my hand at a full sized axe or splitting maul. Then on to hoes and garden devices. Although I may make a good knife in between.
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Axes are the world's first multi-tools. :drevil:
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heheheheh :p
Lol, I'd love to see an animation going through all of those as a "commercial."
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You could try making steel sculpture. That hammering and melting can make the steel look a lot like clay, which is a neat effect.
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You could try making steel sculpture. That hammering and melting can make the steel look a lot like clay, which is a neat effect.
Sacrilege! :P
Can't melt steel in a forge. If you try, you will end up with a beautiful sparkler then basically slag with no structural integrity.
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What about soft steels? You might be able to weld them together with a modified lap joint... I forget the name of it, but its a lap joint that has its ends curled over, like when you hold your hands with each other by the fingers.
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steel art is usually done with fabrication techniques. blacksmithing is mostly about the manufacure of tools and to occasionally shoe a horse.
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both are still awesome.
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You can make steel from iron, right? so, take your iron, make steel, and shape it while it's hot?
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You can make steel from iron, right? so, take your iron, make steel, and shape it while it's hot?
You have any idea how long it takes to manually make steel in a forge? :p
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You can make steel from iron, right? so, take your iron, make steel, and shape it while it's hot?
You have any idea how long it takes to manually make steel in a forge? :p
That's not the point. If you want something done right, sometimes it takes a while. *doesn't look at any long-awaited WIP mods at all*
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You have any idea how long it takes to manually make steel in a forge? :p
That's not the point. If you want something done right, sometimes it takes a while. *doesn't look at any long-awaited WIP mods at all*
:lol:
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You can make steel from iron, right? so, take your iron, make steel, and shape it while it's hot?
This ain't minecraft!
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What about soft steels? You might be able to weld them together with a modified lap joint... I forget the name of it, but its a lap joint that has its ends curled over, like when you hold your hands with each other by the fingers.
You can weld them together several different ways. You can weld "mild" steels and High carbon steels and even weld the two together. The hatchet is an example of that, mild steel with a piece of high carbon file welded between the two in the blade.
You can make steel from iron, right? so, take your iron, make steel, and shape it while it's hot?
You can, but from what I've heard, it takes a long time and a lot of skill. Too much carbon and it's unworkable. Besides, with all the high carbon steels you can find, its definitely not worth the time or coal.
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jr2's probably just trying to get you warmed up for making Samurai swords. :P
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jr2's probably just trying to get you warmed up for making Samurai swords. :P
Yeah, you can do thousand-fold damascene steel blades, right? That's a pretty straightforward thing to do, isn't it?
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japanese swords fold the metal again and again and again and again. high quality swords could have thousands of folds in it. they also coat the inside edge (i think) with clay in a sawtooth pattern for the tempering process, so that the edge is hard and the rest of the blade us flexible. of course thats a job for a master swordsmith. a euorpean style sword might be easier to forge, they tend to twist the steel instead of folding and use a simpler tempering process. of course i never put hammer to anvil so what do i know.
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European swords from what I gather are much easier to forge than either Damascus or Japanese blades. From the books I've read European swords are more or less wrought iron with a steel blade welded in. The others a combination of welding wrought iron to different grade steels and folding or twisting to get the desired effect. An plain roman gladius or European short sword likely wouldn't be too hard to attempt, just take a decent amount of time and a good bit of steel/iron. Now to get it deadly sharp with a good temper, effective and look great, no doubt you need a master smith.
But as of right now, my steel has much better uses than a sword. :P