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Posted by Hveem on November 27, 2005, 9:30 pm
Please log in for more thread options I dont think it is 5160 series steel. I think it is a plain carbon steel
type.
I live in Europe, so it is possible it is a eropean type steel.
It is possible for me to find some left overs from the spring the blade was
forged, and see if it takes the clay tempering.
Do someone here know about someone that can clay temper the blade for me?
And with some kind of guaranty?
I am no blacksmith myself, so i am afrayd to destroy the blade. The smith
that made the blade for me here in norway, does not have the time and
know-how to do it.
I can send mesurements on the blade or pictures on request.
> Greyangel wrote:
>
> > Don Fogg does it all the time. Others too. Not necessarily the style
you
> > pictured here but double edge is do-able. I think the trick is in
balancing
> > the clay on both sides to avoid warpage.
> >
> > GA
> >
> > > It is possible to clay temper a double edged sword blade? The blade
is in
> > > 13'th century hand-and-a-half-sword style, and about one meter in
lenght.
> > > The blade is made out of a old truck spring.
> > >
> > > It looks a lot like this sword:
> > > http://www.albion-swords.com/images/swords/johnsson/svante1.jpg
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> Sure, it's doable, but why would you? If it's 5160, then zone temper isn't
as
> effective as a deep harden and draw. I tried some clay mask on 5160;
didn't get
> a hamon, more of a change in luster. The mask was only good for about five
> points, hardly worth the effort. Plain carbon steels are much more
responsive
> to the clay mask, I think the chrome slows everything down too much to get
the
> hard transition.
>
> Charly
>
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