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[Albin Drzewianowski]

To start things off, you're not going to get very far calling us old.  It 
may be true be we don't need to be reminded.   8^)

The only way I know to do this is in a V block.  The real trick will be to 
get the taper to a point.

Trying to do it free hand by turning 1/3 will not work.

If I were to try this, i would first make a 3 sided piece using the V block 
and then see if by driving it (at a very high heat) deeper into the V with a 
cross pien will give some taper.   I am betting to get a sharp point, you 
will have to file or grind.

For short 3 sided tapers, say 3-4" I have seen blocks that had a tapered V 
groove and the steel would be driven into that.  But the ones I saw, were 
for a very small cross section, on the order of 1/4".   How long do your  3 
sided pieces need to be???

Come to think if it,  I think I have seen some fairly long tapered V shaped 
grooves in some swedge blocks, but I think they got too wide too soon for 
your purposes.   Sounds like you need a pretty gradual taper.

Only way to know is to give it a try.   In any case, a V block is a standard 
tool, so it will be useful to make and have one in the shop.  I have made V 
blocks by welding a piece of angle iron into an appropriately sized  piece 
of channel.

regards,
D-ski
Westminster, MD


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Widham, Mitchell P." <widha8d3 at erau.edu>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:30 AM
Subject: [TheForge] (no subject)


Help old wise Smiths.

I am fairly new at blacksmithing and have a question on a forging
technique. I have never seen anyone or read anything about forging three
sided objects. I have a couple of projects that I would like to use
triangle shaped stock, out of 1/2 inch round or square stock. One being
a spike for Tomahawks and the other being spikes for a set of tree
climbers. I don't have a V shaped swage block only half round, could I
make one out of heavy angle iron, or do you just hammer it, turning 1/3
each hit? These spikes would be tapered from 1/2 inch to a sharp point
and maybe curved.


Mitch Widham
Operations Supervisor
Campus Safety Department
v: 7580
f: 4932
mitchell.widham at erau.edu


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