| Heat Treating and Metallurgy Discussion of heat treatment and metallurgy in knife making. |
12-04-2016, 04:43 PM
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I learned railroad rail is basically 1080. I didn't know that before. I suppose they might be pretty good for an anvil as many have done.
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12-05-2016, 06:37 AM
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The wicker one with the ladderback....
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01-15-2017, 12:39 AM
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This is a very old forum, anyone still trying to use railway spikes?
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01-15-2017, 05:56 AM
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Oh......that'll never stop long as they are around. Seems a lot of folks would rather burn their energy and time making a knife-like object than make a serious knife.
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