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New educational blog: Tai Goo Studio
I recently started a blog dedicated to knifemaking and metalsmithing tips, tutorials and ?How To? articles.
Tai Goo Studio: http://taigoostudio.blogspot.com/ |
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Really great articles. I'm looking forward to more. Thanks for putting them together!
Now I need to scrape together some pennies for a rolling mill... |
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Yes, Thanks!
I took a special interest in your article about Forging, fabricating and fitting a copper ferrule. I've been wanting to do something similar for my hiking staff and have never done anything like this before, so I have questions if you don't mind. 1. The mandrel that you used, what is it made from and what did you use round over the end? 2. I assume that you heated the copper before forging it over, is this correct? 3. What type of hammer is used to do this? I'm sure these are basic questions, but I'm a complete noober in these regards. Thanks in advance! Gene (Edited for poor grammar LOL) |
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#1. It's a bar of steel. Just about any kind will work including mild steel. The important part is that it should fit tight. I rounded the top with a bench grinder.
#2. The copper is annealed as needed and worked cold. Annealing is done by heating it to a cherry red and quenching it in water. #3. I used a jeweler's planishing hammer, which is only about 1 to 1-1/2 pound or so. You can see it in part in the 3rd and 4th pix from the top. Just about any hammer in that size range with a slight dome will work. If you sign up as a follower, you can post specific questions and comments on the blog so everyone can read. |
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I'd been wondering where you'd vanished to, Tai.
__________________ Charles D. Prokopp NT Neo_Devo Limpin' Cat Prokopp "Deo erexit Voltaire" |
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Tai--i noticed the blog and try to check in once in awhile---always good to see what your up to--mike
__________________ N-T Smokin' Monkey Mike "there's so much i don't know, I could write a book about it" |
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Alot of good stuff there Tai , thanks for posting it.
__________________ American Bladesmiths Society Apprentice Smith Work Smarter Not Harder www.OliverKnives.com |
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