[TheForge] Damascus warpage and blade rivets

Mon Feb 23 10:38:00 2004

If they are just bent, not twisted, straighten them after tempering. If 
they are properly tempered, they should survive fine, I have 
straightened this wat before.

Charles

Danr Katlasmi�r wrote:

>Mike,
>    Sorry,  misunderstood.  I'll try that tonight.  I had given up on them and 
>was going to toss them.  I figured that if I hit it again, I would have to 
>regrind them and I really didn't want to do that.
>
>Dan
>www.irontreeworks.com
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>"Isn't sanity really just a one trick pony, anyway? I mean, all you get is one 
>trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy�ooh hoo hoo hoo�the 
>sky's the limit!"
>The Tick
>
>
>Quoting Mike McKim <[email protected]>:
>
>  
>
>>I was referring to recovering a previously warped blade.
>>
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>>>Mike,
>>>    Unfortunatley, that would require that I know which way it is going to
>>>      
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>>warp
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>>>before the quench.
>>>
>>>I think the normalizing idea sounds the most reasonable.  I'll try that
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>>next
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>>>time.
>>>
>>>Danr Katlasmi�r
>>>www.irontreeworks.com
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>>>"Isn't sanity really just a one trick pony, anyway? I mean, all you get is
>>>      
>>>
>>one
>>    
>>
>>>trick, rational thinking! But when you're good and crazy.ooh hoo hoo
>>>      
>>>
>>hoo.the
>>    
>>
>>>sky's the limit!"
>>>The Tick
>>>
>>>
>>>Quoting Mike McKim <[email protected]>:
>>>
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>>>>Can it be manually warped in the opposite direction in an equal degree
>>>>        
>>>>
>>while
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>>>>hot. Upon quenching in water the cooling induced warp would cancel out?
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>>****This is where it warps*****
>>>>>4. Harden (heat to orange and quench in water)
>>>>>   ****This is where it warps*****
>>>>>          
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