[TheForge] 1045 uses

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I am a bladesmith and I use those pieces of scrap steel some would scoff at 
and my blades come out very good I want to tell you.Yes I have had some that 
I have gotten to that almost finished stage and found the hairline cracks of 
stress in them and when I do it gets tossed and goes no further.I for one 
really like the fact that my blades are from recycled materials.In this day 
and age of waste I find many of the folks buying my knives like that fact 
that it used to be a coil spring from a car or truck or was cut from an old 
saw mill blade and I have remade it into a working tool.
I have also made power hammer tools from old spring stock and have had no 
problems with it.The key is how it is heat treated and this is what makes all 
the
 difference.

Bob
HotAnvil Forge
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