I forge a couple of blades today. Daylight limited me to only one for this purpose.
@DrDalton was the second taker so that will be his.
I was going to make at least 2, but for the first one I made the mistake of starting the tang with too small a piece of steel. Habit, I guess, because it was enough to forge a tail at finished size, but not to forge a long stub like these blades need.
@DrDalton was the second taker so that will be his.
I was going to make at least 2, but for the first one I made the mistake of starting the tang with too small a piece of steel. Habit, I guess, because it was enough to forge a tail at finished size, but not to forge a long stub like these blades need.