[Bryn-gwlad] Armouring

[caladin]

There is a rescipie for "super quench" on several of the smithing sites 
that's supposed to make
even mild steel hard enough for a temporary tool, it ought to do the 
trick for thos cheapo hammers,

http://www.celticknot.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=31

I'll let you know next time I have a chance to convert one of mine into 
a throwing hatchet

Cal-


Zach Most wrote:

>Yeah, a cheapo hammer that you don't mind mangling can
>be just the tool for a lot of jobs.  It can be easier
>to shape than a spike.  A lot of Harbor Freight tools
>are lower carbon than I'd like, so they're softer. 
>For a one time use though it's probably not a big
>deal, and I do keep a few around to be reshaped.  
>  McMaster-Carr has a good price on spikes.  It's
>about a buck a piece, though shipping kind of burns
>you:
>http://www.mcmaster.com/
>  Gaston
>
>--- caladin <caladin at io.com> wrote:
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>>I've got a dozen or so of these for forging if you
>>need more.
>>You can also do alot with CHeap ball peen happers
>>from Harbor Freight,
>>
>>Knock the handle our, reforge it, put the hald back
>>(after cooling ofcourse)
>>
>>I've also go a source where you can order boxes of
>>about a dozen of the 
>>new railroad spikes
>>for about $20.
>>
>>Caladin-
>>
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>>Zach Most wrote:
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>>>Giotto,
>>> That could be pretty tough, but I can think of
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>>three
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>>>possible options.  
>>>1. Grind off the weld, fix the dents, and reweld
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>>it.
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>>>2. I do have a couple stakes which could fit up
>>>inside, and it might be fixable by raising it from
>>>      
>>>
>>the
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>>>outside.  The planishing afterwards might be the
>>>trickiest part.
>>>3. Make a custom hammer for the task.  I'm thinking
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>>>
>>a
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>>>long handle, and a curved, or maybe very squat
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>>>
>>head. 
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>>>Barnet gave me an old rail road spike which could
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>>be
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>>>forged to the task.
>>> Gaston
>>>
>>>--- Ed Shelton <shelton_ed at hotmail.com> wrote:
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>>> 
>>>
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>>>
>>>>Hey Gaston,
>>>>
>>>>I've got to get some big dents out of the peak of
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>>>>
>>a
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>>>>bascinet.  Have you got 
>>>>anything we might be able to get up in there?  The
>>>>visor is welded down and 
>>>>the topmost dent is 10-12 inches from the opening
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>>>>
>>of
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>>>>the helm.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>
>>>>Giotto
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>>From: Zach Most <clermont1348 at yahoo.com>
>>>>>Reply-To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad
>>>>>     
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>>>><bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
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>>>>>To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad
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>>>><bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
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>>>>>Subject: [Bryn-gwlad] Armouring
>>>>>Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:18:28 -0700 (PDT)
>>>>>
>>>>>My armouring shop is open tonight for anyone who
>>>>>     
>>>>>
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>>>>has
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>>>>>work to do.  If you need to polish or fix things
>>>>>before the hunt, now's the time!
>>>>> Gaston de Clermont
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