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Dragonsmithy — Elvish Thorn WIP
Published: 2010-09-03 23:14:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 2072; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 31
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A new drop point dagger, with subtle belly, which I started work on today. It's made from a Sheffield tool steel figure skate blade, and I've incorporated the front supports into the design. After taking out the scratches and heat treating the blade, I intend to layer scales of brass and tigerwood and incorporate one home made mosaic pin.Related content
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It was a beautiful piece at this stage, shame about the fracture - I would have loved to see it finished
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Well, at some point I may see what I can salvage. I think there's still a decent knife hidden in the remnants.
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lol In blacksmithing there always is another piece waiting inside a mistake - it's one of the first things you learn
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any pictures of this project in any further stages of completion?
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I sincerely wish there were. While I was working on it some time ago it suffered a stress fracture 2" from the tip. I can see no way to salvage it.
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That sucks! How did that happen?
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Well, it was a mix of a few things, and I should have known better on all counts. First off I decided to try piercing the blade, which created a weakened area. Secondly, I quenched the blade in water instead of oil when hardening it, which is tempting fate when working with tool steel. Lastly, I subjected the blade to shock putting in some temporary rivets, which caused a stress fracture to develop. So don't do what I do!
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Ah, yah. That'll do it. Tool steel's tricky when it comes to tempering; I make all my chasing tools out of cut nails and it's so easy to blow past the correct color when tempering it without even noticing.
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Recycling for the win! Way to think of the environment, man!
All jokes aside, it's actually very cool.
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What a cool way to recycle a blade into a much cooler blade!
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Thanks! I've sort of stalled on this project, and need to kick myself in the pants to get going again.
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Wow! Ingenious rework of an existing steel piece. I look forward to how this develops!
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I look forward to getting the brass I need for the sub-scales! 
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That looks really good! I too have been thinking about using a skating blade, now I see that it can be done.
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Thanks! I'm not sure whether or not all skate blades are made from tool steel, but you could always spark test to be sure.
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looking forward to the finished piece! great idea using the skate blade.
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