Apr 26, 2016 · You do not want to quench the handle tangs, so an edge quench in the goop with the handle tangs hanging down might work. IF you use a steel that hardens well in goop, which limits …

Dec 10, 2012 · bought some minwax wood hardener and decided to put some on my wood handles that are going on my kitchen knives. my original plan was to test it out on some scrap wood, but for …

May 2, 2016 · I'll be building a ribbon burner powered forge next. It'll be 24" deep so I can heat treat brush blades (I don't have a place to put an Evenheat or Paragon if I bought one). It must perform at …

Dec 14, 2025 · I have a rare small anvil by John Brooks, England, 1952, 11LB, with hardwood base. Weight: 11lb = 5kg, length 23,7cm, width 9,3cm, height 10,8cm. Stand: without base, 14,7xW12x …

Sep 2, 2007 · What I have use to edge quench is a roasting pan filled with my version of Goddard's Goop. Its a mixture of pan drippings, vegetable oil, old candles, and a little parrafin. At room …

Jul 30, 2012 · Hi guys, I'm making a sword cane, the blade is done and I'm fitting the handle. I have not started on the scabbord, or rather, cane. My problem is I don't know if a simple pressure fit is …

Jan 1, 2011 · Ive got a knife that has a CA glue finish and its well over 2 years old and has been used in the hot and wet, cold and wet, cold and dry and hot and dry. Its been used with gloves of all sorts. Its …

Dec 18, 2019 · I still have some work to do on the reigns and need to get some rivet stock or make one, shorten one jaw and work the hammer marks out of the other. Starting stock is 2 inch x 3/8 inch hot …

Dec 5, 2012 · Hello everyone, I have been researching heat treating some of Aldo's 1075 that I am using in a katana build. I normally use Parks 50 for 1084 and would use the same for 1075 but the issue …

Oct 16, 2011 · Hi Guys, I'm trying to find out information about British swords (Celtic not Anglo-Saxon) from the early 6th century, I understand that they would have been using some type of spatha, but I …