[TheForge] Shortcut Sword?

Mon Nov 3 23:58:00 2003

Hey ED,
The sword would be way to heavy for him.
You would be better off getting a piece of 5160 1 1/2" x 1/8" bar stock from
Admiral steel and forge  the cutting edge.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed F" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 9:27 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Shortcut Sword?


> Not to discourage my Son and make him question what good all this
> metalworking gear is, I agreed to make him a sword.
>
> At this point I have no interest in making a sword so I'd like to do
> something quick but decent.  Fortunately he's 7 so it won't have to be
big.
>
> I'm thinking of cutting the profile from a 1/4" leaf-spring and then
somehow
> getting the edges beat down with the 50# little giant, then taking a bull
> grinder and finally the sander to the mess.  Maybe I'll pound the whole
> thing thin before cutting to make it lighter.
>
> For heat treat I thought I'd maybe just heat it up to red and let it air
> cool.  He won't be doing any heavy duty edge abuse (I hope).
>
> I have never made a long flexible thing before and I don't know what to
> expect from the leaf spring steel in that application.
>
> Any suggestions?  (ideas for *easier* methods *most* welcome).
>
> Thanks -
> Ed
>
>
>
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