[TheForge] Steel Sources for Weapons

Wed Feb 5 21:44:05 2003

Chad  When in the junk yard lok for old lug wrench's from old car's and 
truck's not shure what kind of steel they are but have had good luck 
with them .  jim o .    [ the more you sing on the anvil the longer you 
keep the devil away]

Chad wrote:

>I appreciate the suggestions of using 5160, 1085, and 1095 but I was
>looking for something more along the lines of me being able to go out to
>the junk yards or the tracks and find. My metallurgical knowledge is
>very small so translating those numbers into items is impossible for me.
>If I remember right they represent the grade of steel and the amount of
>carbon in it? Was hoping someone could give me some everyday items that
>could be used. Again this is just for learning purposed at this point.
>Thanks again.
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>Chad 
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>-----Original Message-----
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Chad" <[email protected]>
>To: <[email protected]>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:21 AM
>Subject: [TheForge] Steel Sources for Weapons
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>>I was wondering what a good source is for sword making. I know you can
>>(and I have) make knives from railroad spikes and car springs, but
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>>is good for sword making? Please keep in mind that I have only made 3
>>knifes and have never attempted a sword before so I'm looking for an
>>inexpensive source as I won't be selling anything anytime soon. Thanks
>>in advance.
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>>Chad
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>5160 (OCS) ?
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>Pretty reasonable and might be available at auto spring shops as stock.
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