Hi, fellow rookie bladesmith here, also got here from 3D printing, lol! First off, you're doing great. Second, get a farrier's brush (the big coarse metal brush) but also get used to smacking the scale off. Forge welding (getting two hot pieces to bond) is countertintuitive. Hitting harder is bad, you don't want it to bounce apart. Firm but light rapid taps is better for forge welding. Get yourself some Borax (laundry detergent that is basically just boric acid flux) to clean up bad welds. Look up some tutorials on "forge welding" to refine your technique. It's easier than you think, it can just get messy when you get wild with the flux. There's a lot of other stuff you'll fumble your way through, you're definitely on the right track, though. Like, I could try to tell you everything I've learned in the last year but we both know that wouldn't be helpful in this format. Guess I should also document my progress? Your first blade looks a hell of a lot cooler than mine did! Hit me up any time, happy to share what little I know.
So, regarding the 8:30 ish mark. You're talking about forge scale building up and you want to get used to knocking that stuff off. As for the carbon content, thats what makes the steel hardenable. Too little and it wont get very hard or hard at all. Lastly, you'd have to try pretty dang hard to overheat your steel in a gas forge. You can leave it in there for a LONG time before you really screw anything up. If it were a solid fuel forge on the other hand, you could easily burn or melt the steel if you're not paying attention.
@@emmettsfabricationshandicr2536 sorry not to information overload or anything but after getting to finish the video, you're sort of mixing 2 things together in that segment. Heating steal does lead to decarbonization, carbon content going down. But what you're referring to, the flakes on the outside that build up. That has nothing to do with carbon. It's an oxide layer, referred to as forge scale or black rust. The reason it adds dents and stuff is because it is significantly harder than the steel is. Good luck on your journey though!
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Hi, fellow rookie bladesmith here, also got here from 3D printing, lol! First off, you're doing great.
Second, get a farrier's brush (the big coarse metal brush) but also get used to smacking the scale off.
Forge welding (getting two hot pieces to bond) is countertintuitive. Hitting harder is bad, you don't want it to bounce apart. Firm but light rapid taps is better for forge welding. Get yourself some Borax (laundry detergent that is basically just boric acid flux) to clean up bad welds. Look up some tutorials on "forge welding" to refine your technique. It's easier than you think, it can just get messy when you get wild with the flux.
There's a lot of other stuff you'll fumble your way through, you're definitely on the right track, though. Like, I could try to tell you everything I've learned in the last year but we both know that wouldn't be helpful in this format. Guess I should also document my progress? Your first blade looks a hell of a lot cooler than mine did!
Hit me up any time, happy to share what little I know.
Thanks!
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So, regarding the 8:30 ish mark. You're talking about forge scale building up and you want to get used to knocking that stuff off. As for the carbon content, thats what makes the steel hardenable. Too little and it wont get very hard or hard at all. Lastly, you'd have to try pretty dang hard to overheat your steel in a gas forge. You can leave it in there for a LONG time before you really screw anything up. If it were a solid fuel forge on the other hand, you could easily burn or melt the steel if you're not paying attention.
Good to know
@@emmettsfabricationshandicr2536 sorry not to information overload or anything but after getting to finish the video, you're sort of mixing 2 things together in that segment.
Heating steal does lead to decarbonization, carbon content going down. But what you're referring to, the flakes on the outside that build up. That has nothing to do with carbon. It's an oxide layer, referred to as forge scale or black rust. The reason it adds dents and stuff is because it is significantly harder than the steel is.
Good luck on your journey though!