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08-11-2018, 19:46 #21
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
A few photos of Ruan forging his Viking axe and harden his previously forged Bowie blade , here he is busy forging the beard of his Viking axe.
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The Bowie blade
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08-11-2018, 19:56 #22
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
Looking good Gert. If I may ask. What type of oil do you use for tempering? And how do you get rid of the black scale after tempering?
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08-11-2018, 20:16 #23
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
Nikki, I am fortunate to use real tempering oil usually used by spring manufacturing companies...the scale I remove by sanding down the blade before tempering..but today I just placed the two hardened blades into a kitchen oven for an hour to temper as is..I will sand down the blades tomorrow and use a oxy/asetileen flame to final temper the blades to straw yellow..
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08-11-2018, 20:32 #24
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
Thank you sir. I used canola oil for the last blade I hardened and it was a huge job to get the black colouring of the blade.
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08-11-2018, 20:47 #25
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
Niekie , I think using any kind of oil is still excellent to harden blades..those who know swear by real whale oil as the best, with today`s technology I believe a vast array of oils is suitable for hardening blades...removing the scale is easier by making use of a flapper disk on a grinder ....I like to sand my knife blades , so I rather make use of 80 gn to 360gn sanding paper as well as a "draw filing technique" This removes scale fast and work out the profile of the cutting edge of a blade just fine...draw filing is a effective method to get the surface of your blade level...I like to sand my blades up to a 1000gn sanding paper level..it buff rather smooth at that level of sanding ...since I only make blades for my own use in the kitchen I have a lot of time to complete a knife for myself..
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09-11-2018, 19:40 #26
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
Good, members, Ruan and a friend of his did more forging work today. I did give some advice, discussed what best to do to get the best end result , explained how to grind a bevel onto the blade ...sometimes it really is nice just to give some advice instead of forging ...Ruan`s friend did his first knife today..Ruan is still busy forging the viking axe..he really moved a lot of steel today...here are some photos:
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09-11-2018, 21:06 #27
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
Brave man to wear short pants and takkies.
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09-11-2018, 21:20 #28
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10-11-2018, 20:45 #29
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
Ruan did some forging today while I worked on some knives ...he really is making good progress.
Here are a few photos of where he is now with the project..
Ball-peen hammer head:
This was his original design..
While forging the ball peen hammer into the axe it changes with the forging ..here is the current design:
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11-11-2018, 18:08 #30
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Re: Viking Axe forge project -Father and son project
Some more changes to the axe..Ruan decided to make another blade since the first one was not to his liking.
I commenced with my own axe...
I completed the frame, will start with the blade ...
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