| Chris Arrington wrote: |
| Ken, who would you recommend to do heat treating?
I've seen people who would heat treat knives in the 12" range, but I haven't seen anyone who would heat treat anything in the 3' range. Etienne, do some searching on the internet. I've found many places that sell 5160 by the foot for a very reasonable price in the widths and thicknesses you would need for a sword. |
I still would try something small first to get used to the tools and work my way up to larger things in a couple of steps.
But I remember when younger just wanting to charge in an go directly to the maybe overambitious project right away. ;) :lol:
Making a ballock dagger with a 12" blade might be interesting or even a very modest personal knife and pricker to go along with it for civilian wear ?
Something like this just for inspiration: http://www.arms-n-armor.com/dagg199.html