Oh Wow! Bitten by the bug

[Ogri the trog]

Oh Wow what a thrill,
Some things have come together today.
Last summer I found a piece of spring steel that was shed by a bit of farm machinery.
Last week my work was going to throw away an anvil.
Today, I cut some of the steel, heated it to cherry red in the range in my kitchen and started bashing it about on my newly cleaned up anvil.
I'm trying to include a photo of the piece of donor steel, the range it was heated in, and the resulting two blades that came from it.

I know that they are a little too rough and ready, but they've taken an edge and I've wearing a grin the size of a very big grin



Oh, and yes, that is a massive mug of tea.

ATB

Ogri the trog

PS the photo makes the range look a lot dirtier than it really is

 

[g4ghb]

cool! - nice going mate....... now all i need is some metal, an anvil, somthing to heat it.........


darn you!

 

[bloodline]

You clever old stick what sort of handles are you gonna go for. How about a bit of Yew to be a bit different.

 

[Tony]

Good for you Mate! :You_Rock_

 

[Ed]

Fantastic mate..... I've only ever do stock removal.... forging is one of those things that I'e always wanted to perfect ..... but as I have 2 blacksmiths in the family their work always puts mine to shame

Ed

 

[Ogri the trog]

Thanks for the comments guys,

Before finding the anvil, I was thinking of using the head of a large sledge-hammer as a surface to beat against. Don't loose heart g4ghb

Bloodline, Not sure about handles, I'll probably leave them bare until I get good enough to make either a full-tang or a stick - not something in-between.

Tony - this site just gets better and better.

Cheers

Ogri the trog

 

[andyn]

Good on ya mate! they are looking good!

 

[Phil562]

Stick me down as the first name in your order book

Well done

 

[scruff]

NIce work mate!

I'm gonna scour the country lanes this weekend for farm machinery parts

 

[Pignut]

Nice Work!!!

I really need to have a go at this

 

[Klenchblaize]

Oh Wow what a thrill,
Some things have come together today.
Last summer I found a piece of spring steel that was shed by a bit of farm machinery.
Last week my work was going to throw away an anvil.
Today, I cut some of the steel, heated it to cherry red in the range in my kitchen and started bashing it about on my newly cleaned up anvil.
I'm trying to include a photo of the piece of donor steel, the range it was heated in, and the resulting two blades that came from it.

I know that they are a little too rough and ready, but they've taken an edge and I've wearing a grin the size of a very big grin



Oh, and yes, that is a massive mug of tea.


ATB

Ogri the trog

PS the photo makes the range look a lot dirtier than it really is

An extra spoonful of tea looks in order or at least less milk! Nice work though

Cheers!

K

 

[Ogri the trog]

Thanks again guys,
It's really not that hard to get the steel to move around. What does become quickly aparent is that controlling where it moves to, is another question!

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Lord Farquhar]

Thanks again guys,
It's really not that hard to get the steel to move around. What does become quickly aparent is that controlling where it moves to, is another question!

ATB

Ogri the trog

You said it all then.
Spring steels are quite easy under the hammer, tool steels are another matter.
Keep us posted on the blades progress and don’t let your missus see you quenching them in the chip pan

 

[capacious]

Nice one Ogri, you can make me one next if you want. BTW, have you got your SWC kit yet? Let's see some picks of that when your done with it

 

[Kane]

Nice one Ogri

Kane

 

[shadow57]

Good idea to get metal from farms...loads around here