Archie Zietman 0 Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hello. I just had a bad day, so I fired up the forge for the first time in a long while, and forged me a long thin integral bolster from a cold chisel. It's annealing now. The only problem with it is that the shoulder from the bolster part is more of a slop than anything, how do I get it to be a shoulder? Thanks, Archie Link to post Share on other sites
jake cleland 437 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 yeah, i'm havin' this problem too - so far as i can see the best way is to set the tang/bolster/blade interface with a spring or mechanical fuller (or have a tight radius on your anvil and never miss), but set it and work back; or else do what i usually do and use a bench grinder while it's still hot - it don't teach you anything new, but it works fine. Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Thomas Obach 3 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Hi did you see this tutorial before .... it may help http://www.brazilianbladesmiths.com.br/integral.htm Greg Link to post Share on other sites
Archie Zietman 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
hickstick 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 the was just posted on primal fires the other day.... Forginhills integral tutorial Link to post Share on other sites
DJPratt 0 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 thanks for the tutorial link it was excellent. Link to post Share on other sites
hickstick 0 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 no problem...I thought it was a great tut. too. Link to post Share on other sites
Wulf 0 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 I've been working on a tutorial for a full-tang integral for my website, although I'm not done yet. Nonetheless, if it interests you, feel free to take a peek by following this link: http://www.dicksworkshop.com/integral.htm Link to post Share on other sites
toddhill 0 Posted April 11, 2007 Share Posted April 11, 2007 I just came across this thread. The Brazilian tutorial Greg posted is excellent. I am the one who is doing the tutorial that Hickstick posted the link to. I have added a lot to it since then. If you want to see the extended tutorial with explanations of each step, you can find it here: http://p081.ezboard.com/fpaleoplanet69529f...picID=645.topic. We would love it over there at paleoplanet if anyone wanted to join and add his experience and expertise. Hope this helps. Todd Link to post Share on other sites
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