Hi all,
I have a stainless steel ring-like device that was used by the Dutch post services to cut string. It looks like a broad ring with a clawlike appendix with a cutting edge on the inner side
here are some pictures of it:
http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t258/galemys/?action=view¤t=P1010276.jpg
http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t258/galemys/?action=view¤t=P1010280.jpg
Because I like the design I would like to use it as a traditional firesteel in combination with flint but being stainless steel this won't work as it is.
Is there a simple way of turning this stainless steel into carbon steel (and then hardening it) without the need for a qualified blacksmith? Can I just throw it on the barbecue and cover it with charcoal for a few hours and hope some of the charcoal will penetrate?
Or do I need some kind of nuclear fusion-like temperatures to achieve this?
Your thoughts please,
Tom
I have a stainless steel ring-like device that was used by the Dutch post services to cut string. It looks like a broad ring with a clawlike appendix with a cutting edge on the inner side
here are some pictures of it:
http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t258/galemys/?action=view¤t=P1010276.jpg
http://s162.photobucket.com/albums/t258/galemys/?action=view¤t=P1010280.jpg
Because I like the design I would like to use it as a traditional firesteel in combination with flint but being stainless steel this won't work as it is.
Is there a simple way of turning this stainless steel into carbon steel (and then hardening it) without the need for a qualified blacksmith? Can I just throw it on the barbecue and cover it with charcoal for a few hours and hope some of the charcoal will penetrate?
Or do I need some kind of nuclear fusion-like temperatures to achieve this?
Your thoughts please,
Tom