[TheForge] More Museum Madness

[Peter Hirst]

I'm coming to the same opinion.  At this point, i have only dealt with the 
educaton department folks.  I hope to get with their current master smith 
soon.  SO if they have a master smith, why are they dealing with me?  Good 
question.  Apparently he has so much to do to keep the museum itself in iron 
and demonstrate, he has no time to make sale items.  that's where i am 
hoping to come in.

;-)
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From: "Grant Marcoux" <gblacksmith at alamedanet.net>
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Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 1:03 AM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] More Museum Madness


>I don't think these were steeled at all.  The reference for these would be
> "Firearms, Traps and Tools of the Mountain Men"  by Russell.  Grant
>
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> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 8:46 AM
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> Thanks for everyone's tips on dealing with the museum.  Here's a new 
> twist.
> I submitted a steel flint striker to the education department there and 
> got
> an interesting response.  "It looks very good, but is it all steel or 
> irone
> with a steeled edge?     Actually, I made the whole thing from 1045, with
> max hardness (About R50C) on the striking edge and straw tempered
> elsewhere). I thought it was pretty good, but they insist that even so 
> amll
> an item as a striker should be steeled. This from the organization that
> sells machined scissors stamped "CHINA" in its crafts center as colonial
> reproductions. But they are buying and i am selling ,SO just to humor them 
> I
> said I woulod look into steeling the edge, but can't find out anythng
> specific about the process.
>
> The business ende of this item is about 3/16 x 3/8 x 3 1/2, one of the 
> long
> edges being the striking surface.  Couple of questions:
>
> Would I split the thin edge to insert the steel or fold the piece  over 
> the
> steel?
>
> What combination of mild and high carbon steels can I reasonbly expect to
> forge weld in this configuration, and are there any special problems, 
> other
> than the obvious mechanical ones of  size that i need to look out for.  I 
> am
> willing to do this by trial and error, but would refer whatever guidance I
> can scare up.
>
> Thanks.
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