R. Alex Dorris Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Hey guys, so I've been using a ball peen and trying to leave a forge finished, peened texture towards the spine of my blades. I'm happy with the results when I do the first side, but then when I flip it over to get the other, the anvil mostly flattens the texture out and erases it on the first side. I tried using wood instead of my anvil for the second side, to try to preserve it, but of course it just burst into flames. I feel like there's probably an obvious way around this that I'm not seeing. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Ignore the flaming wood? That's pretty much it, unless you make a spring fuller with ball bearings as the contacts. Or just don't hit as hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake cleland Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 or normalise thoroughly and do it cold, then normalise again. 3 Jake Cleland - Skye Knives www.knifemaker.co.uk "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe." Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 On 7/15/2020 at 5:39 AM, jake cleland said: or normalise thoroughly and do it cold, then normalise again. This is a great way. Let not the swords of good and free men be reforged into plowshares, but may they rest in a place of honor; ready, well oiled and God willing unused. For if the price of peace becomes licking the boots of tyrants, then "To Arms!" I say, and may the fortunes of war smile upon patriots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Madigan Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 Do it cold! If you do it hot you will move a lot more steel than you want to. Once you get near finished shape you don't want to do anything hot anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 For the record, I totally agree with Jake, Sam, and Brian. I just got caught up in the "hot" part, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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