[TheForge] Scale

Wed Jun 19 06:06:01 2002

I keep my hammers (head first) in a solution of ethylene glycol (same as the
anti freeze in your car).  Some wooden boat people use it on the inside of
their boats in the off season to keep the wood tight and to act as a
preservative.  My hammers are always tight doing this.

Harry Foster
Rusty Dog Forge
http://pages.infinit.net/rustydog/home.htm

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Shannell Sugrue
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 10:37 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Scale

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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