[TheForge] Scale

Tue Jun 18 22:44:00 2002

I dip my loosest hammers in the tub to get them to tighten up a little, the
wood seems to dry out and shrink, but thats only every week or so, you might
be right about dipping every few minutes

----- Original Message -----
From: "Herman, Richard A" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 18 June, 2002 9:57 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Scale


> Bob,
>
> One of the things I noticed at the Abana conference was the Japanese
smiths
> working on the billet for their wood saw.  The anvil was sitting on the
> ground and the master smith was sitting on a low stool with the slack tub
> beside him.  He would occasionally dip his hammer in the slack tub between
> strokes, then hit the steel at high heat and get a pop almost like a
> firecracker going off.  I assumed at the time this was to knock the scale
> off and it seemed very efficient.  Might want to give this a try, although
I
> don't know if I would do this with my favorite hammer, could be hard on
the
> handle in the long run and cause it to loosen up.
>
> Rich Herman
> Rosemount, MN
>
> >I'm curious how everyone deals with scale?
> >I've got a couple of problems with it that I find irritating.
> >  ...(snip)...
> >I've heard some bladesmiths use water on the anvil to blast the scale off
> as
> >they're working.
> >Anyone ever tried it?
> >
> >Bob
>
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