Loved this. Straight simple answers. No beating around the bush, some long history lesson everyone knows, and no excessive use of technical terms. You quickly explained what they meant and what it did. Thanks for uploading this!

@waynerilliet9646

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@Leftyotism

2 жыл бұрын

"Once upon a time" : > just kidding

@mihailmilev9909

Жыл бұрын

@@Leftyotism hehe :3

Skyforge Steel, of course!

@hazmat9279

5 жыл бұрын

Gods be praised

@kaiserwigglesiii2369

5 жыл бұрын

Best steel in all of skyrim

@Romy-kh4pd

5 жыл бұрын

May Kodlak Whitemane watch over us

@andrewp8284

5 жыл бұрын

Someone stole my sweet roll but I tracked them down and beheaded them with my skyforge steel axe

@TheWoodsmanMilling

5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewp8284 and threw them in the Skyforge?

Red plaid = woodworker, lumberjack Blue plaid = metalworker, smith

@texmex8220

5 жыл бұрын

Green Plaid = Outdoorsman guide

@cartercustoms4600

5 жыл бұрын

LMAO I'm a blacksmith, just looked down. Legit wearing a blue plaid shirt today, now that is funny.

@Schmidt54

5 жыл бұрын

@@cartercustoms4600 Of course. You adhere to the rule. How else are people gonna recognize you?! ;-)

@cartercustoms4600

5 жыл бұрын

@@Schmidt54 lol I didn't even know that was a rule. I like the color blue, I also like button up shirts. Where I live that leaves me with plaid as the only option. :D

@Schmidt54

5 жыл бұрын

@@cartercustoms4600 Well, me too, I got 3 blue plaid shirts and I never worked with metal. So I am an impostor, only protected by the anonymity of the internet. ;-)

Gold is for the mistress, silver for the maid Copper for the craftsman, cunning at his trade. "Good!" said the Baron, sitting in his hall, "But Iron, Cold Iron, is master of them all."

@briancooley8777

4 жыл бұрын

J.T iron is best element

@pt2031

3 жыл бұрын

Irons not great of course there are ferrous metals that are great but just iron is shit.

@PlanetHell67

2 жыл бұрын

Where does that come from?

@TheWoodsmanMilling

2 жыл бұрын

@@PlanetHell67 I think it's from the medieval period. Honestly, though, I can't remember.

@skidwarfarebo2171

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWoodsmanMilling holy shit 2yrs ago and u recommented bravo 🙌🏼

Whatever you need. by Ysmir if it's simple and strong, I can forge it.

@HisaoNakaii

3 жыл бұрын

I need 600 iron daggers.

@yotta_ow4720

3 жыл бұрын

@@HisaoNakaii i need 6000 LEAD daggers

@evoskaelthas814

3 жыл бұрын

• I need Skyforge Steel Greatsword. • Are you a companion ?

@Sk0lzky

3 жыл бұрын

*hands you a s125v billet on the table*

C: "The riddle... of steel." TD: "Yes! You know what it is don't you boy. Shall I tell you? It's the least I can do. Steel isn't strong boy, flesh is stronger! Look around you. There, on the rocks; that beautiful girl. Come to me my child... That is strength boy! That is power! What is steel compared to the hand that wields it? Look at the strength in your body, the desire in your heart, I gave you this! Such a waste. Contemplate this on the tree of woe. Crucify him!"

@rachelflamestoker7129

5 жыл бұрын

Was that from Conan the barbarian?

@Vaalin

5 жыл бұрын

@@rachelflamestoker7129 it indeed is.

@ThatElephantSeal

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for quoting one of my favorite scenes my dude

@nicolaiveliki1409

5 жыл бұрын

Been a while since I watched that movie...

@loganhawkins4749

5 жыл бұрын

Huh. Never thought id see a conan quote

You can’t go wrong with 5160 spring steel. The stuff’s pretty much indestructible. It will always spring back to true, hence the name spring steel. Just make sure to keep a wire brush handy as it will rust if not oiled regularly.

@samsum4525

4 жыл бұрын

Is 5160 spring steel number one or are there any other that can top it?

@someonenotfunny9823

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t wanna be the Ackchyually guy, but spring steel is more corrosion resistant than most, other than stainless. Spring steel needs little to almost no maintenance.

@fettmaneiii4439

2 жыл бұрын

@@someonenotfunny9823 actually.... lol. spring steel requires maintenance dude-know why coil springs are all coated? because spring steel rusts. "spring steel" only means that the steel has sufficient carbon content where it can be hardened and then tempered into a spring. its not more complex than that.

@someonenotfunny9823

2 жыл бұрын

@@fettmaneiii4439 While you are correct in that it requires maintenance, it does require much less maintenance than that of other steels, particularly when comparing it to high carbon steels. What also sets it apart from the competition is its combination of manganese, sulfur and silicone content, giving it its unique properties which allow it to be called spring steel in the first place. Spring steel is also used in aircraft landing gear and other heavy duty, long lasting equipment, and its used there for a reason, its why they don't just coat and temper the other metals in its place. Not to say that spring steel is the best katana metal, it just usually fits the prerequisites of durability of what most people want from their longer blades, especially with the added bonus of chromium on the 5160 variant of spring steel, although a little rarer for swordsmiths however. It is a little more complicated than you give credit i'm afraid.

@voltekthecyborg7898

2 жыл бұрын

6150 better cause it has vanadium in it

A swordsman and a blacksmith sit down to make a video... That sounds like the beginning of a joke tbh...

@nasserfirelordarts6574

5 жыл бұрын

As underrated as it goes

@Stoppeeping397

5 жыл бұрын

Could be a porno if you ask me

@luish8056

5 жыл бұрын

What could the punchline be? Answer: they both said fuck that and went to the pub! 😂

@Apoc_Bone_Daddy

5 жыл бұрын

A swordsman and a blacksmith sit down to make a video Swordman says he's a metal fan Blacksmith asks "which one?" *BA DUM TSSS*

@Apoc_Bone_Daddy

5 жыл бұрын

A swordsman and a blacksmith sit down to make a video Blacksmith says to the swordsman "Wow, you're looking quite sharp" *BA DUM TSSS*

Our daddy taught us not to be ashamed of our steels Especially since they're of such a good carbon content and all

@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I see that. Your daddy gave ya good advice.

@ARTEMISXIX

5 жыл бұрын

It gets bigger when I hammer it.

@Lilianster

5 жыл бұрын

Oh shit I'm sorry

@BeaglzRok1

5 жыл бұрын

@@ARTEMISXIX MMMMMmmmmm~

@yoursexualizedgrandparents6929

5 жыл бұрын

Well my daddy taught me a few things too like uuh, how not to break the hammer by using someone else's mouth.

This was pretty useful for me because I watch a lot of your videos where you just briefly mention the type of steel of the knife, sword, whatever you're reviewing and I'm really a very casual fan, I'm not really interested in buying or using these weapons, and I wasn't curious enough to research this stuff for myself but it's still useful to know.

@bradl8887

5 жыл бұрын

Krystof Dayne “Casual fan... not interested in buying… not interested in using… Not curious enough to research…“ I don’t think “useful to know“ means what you think it means 🤔

@krystofdayne

5 жыл бұрын

@@bradl8887 Well, first of all, it can still be useful knowledge in the sense that I can use it to understand his videos better. But second of all, and more importantly, piss of about semantics here, honestly. Maybe "useful" is not the exact right term I wanted to use here but after all, English is only my fourth language... So I'm guessing, and this is an assumption, that you're kinda ticked off by the mere existence of the sort of casuals fans like myself, although I would guess people like myself are not an unsubstantial part of Skall's subscriber base. If that's not the case, you're actually only ticked off because of semantics. Either way, to reiterate, piss off.

Adam's got a very pleasant voice

@hiimryan2388

3 жыл бұрын

Are you royalty

@bucksorel6805

2 жыл бұрын

He speak fast lol i had a bit of trouble to follow along but English is not my base language. But i like the way he seem passionate about what's he's talking about

I love these kind of videos

I love this chatting with Adam. More of that. He is an awesome guest and his knowledge is great supplement to your channel 💪😎

If they were to touch their ponytails the energy that would come from it would destroy the universe

@georgedennis3153

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@the4thamigo

2 жыл бұрын

Or just get tangled which wud b just as awesome 😏

These are the sorts of videos I like seeing. They help buyers navigate the dire straights of quality versus budget. Awesome job!

Love this video, tons of good information for aspiring weapon smiths. Glad to hear there is a single go to type of steel for almost any project.

As a extremely noob want to be blacksmith/bladesmith I found both the videos with Adam to be really informative and helpful. Thanks you both for sharing.

I love that anytime I search swords, daggers, axes basically any old melee weapons, KZread and Google always shows me your videos first.

Excellent video, really goes to show how a blacksmith is a materials scientist. Thank you for this.

This is the kind of content i come for to this channel. Thanks, both of you, quality stuff.

Thanks for yet another awesome video Skall!!! While I am no blacksmith, I am actually able to follow your rather technical discussion and already understand a good deal of what you discussed. :) My modern take on a wakizashi has an extended grip allowing me to use two hands for better control in my old age. I have my 1095 KaBar at roughly 57 rockwell with the extended 9" blade and composite handle for most hard use cutting tasks. It can cut through a steel belted radial tire and after a trip to the strop is still shaving sharp. I've had it several years and never needed to sharpen, only strop it. Then I have a 7cr17 MoV bladed stainless bowie that I tend to use in the kitchen even though I bought it for field food prep. It's somewhere in the low to mid 50's rockwell. I have my 'old faithful' Buck 119 pattern in 420 stainless. The 420 requires the most sharpening maintenance but is also the easiest blade to resharpen. Then there's my Kukri that gets most of it's use chipping up Mesquite branches into little bits to add to my gas grill for that little extra Mesquite flavor. the Windlass ad said 'high carbon steel' but did not give the specs. I would guess it falls somewhere in the 1070 to 1085 range as it's cut more Mesquite branches than I can count and that bastard is still shaving sharp! Most of my general purpose blades are 440 stainless, AUS-8, 7cr17 or better. I've been looking at some new blades in D-2 tool steel which I didn't hear either of you mention. I have no practical experience using D-2 so I was hoping to hear more about it. Maybe next time. :) I heard you mention differential hardening which I used to think was just for katana swords. However, I've seen quite a few videos of smiths using clay binding and other methods of differential heat treat and it looks hard to do but has rewarding results. In fact, I think if I were to ever spend more than $100 on a blade it would be differentially heat treated rather than the hard steel wrapped and forge welded in mild steel San Mai technigue. Any input you have on these thoughts are greatly appreciated. Thanks again! :)

finally asked for this during a live stream and have been waiting since thx for listening to your community and being a good content creator

I was really looking for a video like this,thanks.

Quality talk with clearly an expert! Awesome

Thanks for making this video! I like super high carbide knife steels, so seeing a swordsmith explain their priorities when selecting steel is a different world for me. I also like the anecdote about historical steel vs modern steel.

4:50 I love that he assumes I've been isekaid and not just fing around in the back yard.

This one video taught me more about steel than I've ever known.

These videos are fantastic! Could listen to him talk for hours

A very enjoyable video. I could have easily listened to Adam talk for an hour more.

It was great to hear from Adam. I'm hoping to better understand steel when used for hand tools, such as axe and adze.

The steel Skall’s balls are made of

@mostcomplicatedman8115

5 жыл бұрын

he have two pommels as balls

@irgendwer3610

5 жыл бұрын

pommel steel

@Doabit

5 жыл бұрын

@@mostcomplicatedman8115 bruh, made my day haha

@MichuV5

5 жыл бұрын

@@mostcomplicatedman8115 Sheesh, wouldnt smash

@Wolvenworks

5 жыл бұрын

@@mostcomplicatedman8115 so he ends people rightly with a teabag?

Excellent info! Really useful as I delve into sword collecting.

Thanka :D Topic was very interesting and it is nice to know a bit about this beautiful art, the past and the present.

5160 spring steel is my absolute favorite for large choppers and medium sized swords. It's affordable and very, very tough.

Very good video. I knew some of this but I did learn. Thanks.

Thanks for the info! Helped me make a decision on a sword for my son.

Please have Adam back for future videos.

I was expecting worse of an explanation. Pleasantly surprised for a quick overview.

The kind of steel that ends them rightly.

@purplehaze2358

5 жыл бұрын

I tried to end myself rightly last night.

@MrFrezeeTr

5 жыл бұрын

What about making some pommels then melting them to make a pommel sword that would be the sword that have been ended rightly.

@draxxsklounst6595

5 жыл бұрын

@@purplehaze2358 glad to see you failed and are still amongst the living.

@purplehaze2358

5 жыл бұрын

@@draxxsklounst6595 *N O T F O R L O N G*

@draxxsklounst6595

5 жыл бұрын

@@purplehaze2358 well if you see Tom Petty, tell him I said hi.

Very nice and handled different opinions and facts and I appreciate this...thank you

Super informative video guys thanks for sharing

The one video of the many I've seen that does not go into "steel voodoo" and superstition...straight facts from the get go...with the right added visuals and demo item...this would be the golden standard...TYVM!!! very informative no hype!!!

Great video guys I’m a metallurgist and your right about the steels your talking about , I love 5160 Steel and 9260 steel .

@grimeyhonkyracing3938

2 жыл бұрын

How would you properly temper 1095 for say a battle ready gladius style blade 18" or so

Excellent video, thank you guys

GREAT EXPLANATORY VIDEO !!!

thx for highlighting this in the community today

No mention of the glorious 420 J2, comprised of roughly 40% chromium, 40% fingernail polish and 20% emo teenager tears when they realise their fancy new fantasy sword can't really be sharpened.

@MrZetor

5 жыл бұрын

That sounds _exactly_ like Shad's fantasy 'sword' design!

@yourperropapi

4 жыл бұрын

I rather get INFI steel the toughest steel on the market

@finalbossd

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrZetor It’s not that it can’t be sharpened, but it will have very poor edge stability if you do sharpen it. Most things can be sharpened if you have the right tools and patience, but not all things are meant to be.

@Thunor93

3 жыл бұрын

@@yourperropapi i will stick to Crucible steel.

@JohnFrumFromAmerica

3 жыл бұрын

420j could make a good steel if heat treated correctly.

Awesome and informative video

Yes thank you!!!! Finally, I knew I wasnt wrong. And that's why 5160 has always been my favorite steel. Great video, highly informative. And extremely helpful. 100 percent agree with everything U guys said. cant beat affordable, and highly durable well forged 5160. It is the best value for your money. since I bought my darksword medieval knight bastard sword last year, and seen a tfw weapon in action, I have been so impressed with 5160 steel. Short story- I made mistake and bought 4 swords from darksword armory website. and I paid extra for sharpening services from darksword armory website also. Spent a ton of money and when the 1st 2 came in, I sent ranting email, only For them to tell me it past the paper test hahaha, anyway long story short, I had to re sharpen all 4 swords I ordered from darksword, by myself. Scratched my favorite one,the bastard, made it too sharp, but did very well on other 3. that steel though. holy crap it took forever with accusharp, and sandpaper but I sharpened all 4(bastard, g.messer,waylander,14 century medieval knights sword-wide blade with profile tapering to a more acute tip has fuller length 3/4 of the blade) to a razor sharp edge with no scratches. Cant believe I was able to do that without vice grip and without scratching them. but after I sharpened that sword properly, it has been my favorite sword I own. I have accidentally smacked against solid wood posts many times, and concrete, dropped it so many times, I have intentionally and unintentionally beat the hell out of that sword for a year and, nothing. That 5160 Blade absorbs shock, resists corrosion and holds its edge like no other blade I own. Love 5160. Love darksword blades(as long as they're sharpened from Kult of athena) I reccomend traditional Filipino weapons of course with the 5160/d2 tool steel mix. Which is the best mix I've seen yet for the price. D2 is the Same steel on my kleins journey linemen pliers(im electrician). So u will be satisfied 5160/d2 tfw weapon. I reccomend both tfw qnd dsa(from koa) for beautiful high quality "affordable" blades that will last forever. Just make sure to order darksword swords from kult of Athena, never order sword off darksword website. Never order their sharpening services. Just look at website for products,then leave website and go over to kult of athena to check for darksword sword availability. I had to find that out the hard way. Took me 5 purchases and many angry emails to darksword before I realized they're not gonna change the quality of sharpening services and go to k.o.a

Wonderful video, very very interesting!

thank you for this video. I got to learn something new.

I like tool steel, and spring steel. Keep in mind, I don't even own a set of Fullers any more, and I never had enough of an operation, or income to buy steel. I worked with what I could get, which ment scrapping. Leaf springs, files, drill bits, and so forth. That's what I always worked with. If you're just getting started, these are great cheap options to Practice with. Get a good set of Fullers first. (Rebar sucks, it doesn't take a decent temper. I know, it's cheap-to-free, but don't use it. Raw iron is better for blades.)

@Hypersteel-4340

3 жыл бұрын

L6 tool steel or 5160 steel? I want to know your opinion please.😇😇😇😶😶

@Psiberzerker

3 жыл бұрын

@@Hypersteel-4340 Scrap Steel. That's what I was talking about, for practice. How do you even tell the difference between tool steels, Rockwell test? Whatever you can get your hands on, if you can afford bulk steel, then buy it. It really depends on what you're making.

Good video. Maybe a follow up some time dealing with some of the more specific-use steels like tool steels and what-not? Some of them can make awesome swords.

Thanks Gentlemen. Great info'! Question: I am hooked on T10 clay temper for gorgeous Hamons and general nastiness and 9260 for flex., How are these two steels rate on your list of quality for doing damage? You also made me rethink the 1060 that I have and will now take it to the back yard and damage some tree limbs. Much more affordable.

What about surface treatments on the edge, such as nitriding/cementing?

More content like this please!

I was looking for a video like this! Damn! Thanks Skall

Lol, how did I miss this one! I love steel! 🥰 I have read way too much about all kinds of knife-steels. 😅

Question I watched a program about Maximilian's armourers and the order book that they have, part of the program was about how they heat treated armour plates to order so that they would be vivid shades of blue and red. I'm just curious could an opposing army tell the quality of the armour by how that colour looked or would any heat treated steel create the same colours and levels of irradiances?

Falchions were for use against lightly armoured opponents. Otherwise, great video! Really interesting stuff!

Would regularily oiling the blade be feasible for avoiding/reducing rust?

Thank you good sirs. This video was a godsend.

A Blacksmith I know uses mostly leaf springs for blades,quenched in oil. As far as I've seen it's pretty up there. Many files will slide on it,while it being somewhat flexible, hard to chip,or brake.

Do you guys have a vid on steel care for those types that are subject to a lot of rusting and for edge retention of softer less rusting steel...for farm tools and blades kind of type???

Great video!

Two questions, really. 1, what's a good way of gauging how good damascus/pattern welded steels like what Alec Steele generally makes are for swords and knives? 2, if I have both kitchen knives and EDC knives, which produces a better edge when used by a newbie; whetstones or belt grinders like the Work Sharp you use?

You guys really are on the same wavelengh. You even finish each othe sentences. That must be the love of swords.

Any opinion about MOVA steel for bushcraft knives?

he was sooo nervous and yet he did a great job

Really interesting some great information.

Thank you for this information

I love this, please make more videos about this stuff and more informational things. I love it so much Skall!

I suddenly feel thrown back to job training... but informative video again!

what is the best steel for katanas for cutting tests? for beginners and experts?

Talking of differential hardening I've often wondered if on 4 example my favourite sword the hand and a half could it be good to have the false edge a bit softer for taking blade to blade impacts and the front edge hard and sharp for the killing strike or would that just defeat the purpose of a double edged blade 🤷‍♂️

Really great and informative!! 5160 seems pretty good then…

Adam what about manganese steel plate? It is good or not for making sword or knife?

I have a question. Is tamahagane steel tougher than 1095 high carbon steel?

VERY interesting GREAT VID👍🏻

What would be the best kind of metal and heat treatment for a tanto?

I was directed here while binging videos om S&W K-frames, as I am planning to buy either a classic 19 or 66. Sometimes the algorithm actually works for you rather than against you, even when it comes to weapon videos.

@robertb.3651

3 жыл бұрын

Smith and Wesson is so much better than Colt !!!!

@Skallagim can you recommend a good Roman Gladius that can be used for combat/cuting and stabing?

@fransthefox9682

5 жыл бұрын

Check out Kult of Athena. You can sort out the usable ones by looking for the text "Battle Ready" by the product's picture and name. Just type "Gladius" in the search tab and you'll see.

Hey skall have you ever been able to test a some what historically accurate ulfberht? If not have you ever thought about investing in one?

Is monotemper just done for simplicity and cost, or is it actually better for some reason? Would seem that different tempering has a lot of advantages, but I’d assume it’s a lot more work to do.

What is the best steel for functional battle axes ? Forged or carbon steel.

I bought a Katana from Kult of Athena. It's made of 1045 carbon steel. One thing that troubles me is that, by accident I hit the ceiling fan and the edge was damaged. I fixed it with a grinding stone and it is almost not visible anymore. But this made me question the heat treatment. I wonder if I would have had the same damage with a 1095 or a stainless steel blade.

Ive found a site selling custom blades ranging from 1045 to tool steel forget all the numbers and everything else but basically the ones the site say are best for heavy cutting is the tool steel and springsteel.

Does it help repair a stress in the blade by re-tempering at 400f ?

You’re so goddamn valid Skall :,)) Thank you so much for all this high quality content and providing such amazing knowledge and insight into a subject that you’re passionate about, as are we:) bless yah man.

@lindaliljecrona4404

5 жыл бұрын

High Carbon content?

After lots of consideration, I've come to the realization that it really depends on blades geometry and while there are some over all best steels they all have some trade offs that can make one better over the other. And it gets quite complex. Given there are lots of variables. And depends entirely on if it's spring tempered and hardened or only edge hardened. Intended targets also make use of it.

"I could go on for a while..." at 8m mark. The plight of all blacksmiths. I can't tell you how many people ask a question and I'm like, well I hope you know what your getting yourself into....grab a chair, a drink, and probably a few days worth of food. We are going to be here a while.... Then about 20 minutes later I'm asked to stop because now their head hurts. Steel, so simple, yet so complex. It really is an amazing alloy.

This video is pure gold. I just wish that he were talking a little bit slower, cause i had to listen multiple times to get some phrases

What do you think about the zombietools blades, 5160 spring steel, 80CRV2, 55 rockwell?

How does S7 Shock Steel and L6 Bainite perform in rough usage with a Cavalry Saber/Naval Cutlass/Dahong Palay/Ginunting style blade?

Great video! It would be fun to see what the outcome would be if you went all scientific about it and designed the optimal sword using whatever modern technology and materials are (even remotely) available today.

Have you guys used induction heat for heat treatment? I work for an induction company and I always wonder. We never see weapin forges. I guess cos were pricey.

Is this good steel for blades? 14260 ČSN steel (54SiCr6 according to european norms). This material is used for springs exposed to high impact stress such as train suspension or valve springs in engines.

this is some content i'v been searching for. i'v started getting involved by fixing and modifying the knives, axe blades, ect. i had. recently i worked on some custom blades made from random material that i'v found around and quite satisfied with the results but working on cold metal began to seem like hours of grinding and waste of good metal so i really want to try smithing (black smithing has always been kind of a wet dream for me anyway) the thing is, i dont really know what to use as an anvil. any advice on obtaining an anvil with an ok price/quality rate would be much appreciated

@danielcrawford7315

5 жыл бұрын

Anvils of high quality steel are of high price 7 to 10+ $ per pound + shipping and shipping is expensive. Old anvils in need of some repair quite often are in the 4 to 8$ per lb. Down to cast iron which is not very good at all for hot steel working or cold steel working but are in the 1 to 2$ per pound range. Often you can find light anvils made of railroad tracks. They are medium good quality. Next is what it know as an A.S.O. anvil shaped object. Honestly this is the best value for the $ if you want to get started on the cheaper side. If you can find a steel object that's 100 to 400 lbs and is or can be made to be a few inches thick on top and at least a few inches long...u should be golden to start. If your going to weld stuff together to make an A.S.O. the best way is to get it at least full red hot w a rosebud torch and solid weld tye entire surface not just around the edges then wrap it in heavy insulation and let it kuul slowly. Welding around the outside traps air between the layers and deadened the surface from rebound. You want lots of rebound. 1in steel bearing should rebound 10 to 11 inches of dropped from 12 inches. Rebound means the anvil face is doing 80 to 90 % as much work as the hammer. In some cases if your a welder or know a welder steel can be welded with hard facing rods then ground flat. $$ in that too. Looking on line for anvils can be good and shocking too Hope this helps at least some Blessed days ya'll, Crawford out

@some1orno1

5 жыл бұрын

@@danielcrawford7315 thanks for the tips, i'd also ask what kind of steel to search for to make an good a.s.o. im all for making useful stuff out of scrap material, i'v heard pieces of old rail road tracks are quite good as you said but they are not easy to find.

@danielcrawford7315

5 жыл бұрын

@@some1orno1 anything big and heavy lol. I hear most people talk about going to scrap yards and ask for cut offs or big stuff. Even mild steel can work however you do have to touch up the face more often. That said if you could find 4130 or 4360 it would be prime. Personally I am going to use the forks from an industrial loader. As I understand it's a higher carbon boron infused steel, for sure tough stuff with good flexibility and wear resistance. Mine are from rubber tire loaders like John Deere 644 and Cat 950. Luck would have it I work for a drilling rig moving company so we have some broke ones they let me have. Now I just have to cut them and weld them. They are 8in wide 3in thick and 8ft long b4 the elbow bend n 4ft above. Wishing you the best of luck in your ventures. Blessed days sirSir, Crawford out

@danielcrawford7315

5 жыл бұрын

@@some1orno1 , of you do use rail iron...make sure you dont just pick it up off the rail right of way...if caught they will prosecute you! Touchy farts. Lol. If you can its extremely helpful to add weld in plates on either side of the upright to add mass but also to reinforce the upright as it reduces web flex. Also heard of guys welding plates of big truck springs on top of the track itself, again adding mass but more over giving you a wider harder surface for stricking on. Lots of people on KZread have done videos on it. In the end the bigger and heavier it is the better for you to use. Hope that helps at least some! Blessed days sirSir, Crawford out

Regarding the inconsistencies and lower quality of historical steel talked about in the video, what about crucible steel, tamahagane, or historical Damascus steel? I'm far far far from an expert but I've heard good things, where do these fit into the narrative?

Is 80CrV2 stronger than Damascus ? Also would damascus hold a edge longer than 80CrV2? Thank you!