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Old file info
Found a small batch of old files at the flea market. Being a bit interested in pounding some steel just for fun, I know some of you have some knowledge of old files. So what I've found thus far:
Some old Nicholson, USA including some marked "Black Diamond" IIRC old USA made Nicholson's are supposed to be pretty good. Some old Simonds, Marked USA seems I recall these as supposedly pretty good steel too. A couple misc. marked, "Heller" "Sun Flower", "Grobet"(Swiss jewelry file), one "K&F". A couple of big boys flat/half-round: one marked Made in Germany no name apparent but what looks like a horse jumping through a hoop stamped on it, can't see a name. The other is a Heller Nu Cut with what looks like a horse stamp on it. I know, unknown steel but I'm just wanting to use them for learning about forging and mostly just for fun. Those two big ones could make a couple small tomahawks. Another question, should they be annealed before forging or forged then annealed then ground and heat treated? edit to add: Also found an old forged 3 lb. straight pein hammer and a 2 pound sledge hammer. __________________ Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gpopecustomknives/ Gloria In Excelsis Deo!! Last edited by WNC Goater; 03-18-2017 at 01:08 PM. |
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