Hi George - Hope the exams are going well (I always hated them, but then I'm dyslexic so the reading of the question was always... interesting)
I haven't been able to attend any meets recently due to the fact I'm effectively unemployed at the moment
I've not made any blades yet - I bought a couple of blanks off ebay 18 months or so back, but never go round to doing anything with them. Now I've taken a good look at them they are both realy soft, so I'm thinking I'll take a bash at making my own.
I'm going to make a 'forge' (using the word in the loosest possible terms) out of bits from a mates salvage yard but I'm dubious about being able to ascertain temperatures - so hardness testing is somewhat putting the cart before the horse, but I've always been a little backwards
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, and good luck with the exams - and hopefully I'll catch up with you soon.
Cheers Mark
I haven't been able to attend any meets recently due to the fact I'm effectively unemployed at the moment
I've not made any blades yet - I bought a couple of blanks off ebay 18 months or so back, but never go round to doing anything with them. Now I've taken a good look at them they are both realy soft, so I'm thinking I'll take a bash at making my own.
I'm going to make a 'forge' (using the word in the loosest possible terms) out of bits from a mates salvage yard but I'm dubious about being able to ascertain temperatures - so hardness testing is somewhat putting the cart before the horse, but I've always been a little backwards
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, and good luck with the exams - and hopefully I'll catch up with you soon.
Cheers Mark