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  1. Bluing / Blackening of steel - Fit and Finish - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    Jan 30, 2021 · He talks about "bluing salts" at some point, perhaps in another video.. I don't remember. Anyone able to explain the ingredients of this "goop"? Sincerely, Alveprins.

  2. Canterbury knife (was Osmund knife) - Show and Tell - Bladesmith's ...

    Aug 17, 2023 · It's made it waterproof using a goop recipe recommended to me (beeswax/boiled lineseed oil/gum turpentine). I happened to already have those ingredients. It has quite a potent …

  3. Recommendations for minimising decarb - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    Oct 5, 2011 · I want to harden some small things with a lot of surface detail. Probably made from W2. Can you guess what I'm thinking of? I guess that avoiding decarb would be greated challenge to …

  4. Quench Tank Ideas - Hot Work - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    Apr 26, 2016 · You do not want to quench the handle tangs, so an edge quench in the goop with the handle tangs hanging down might work. IF you use a steel that hardens well in goop, which limits …

  5. AISI 1084 carbon steel - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    May 24, 2013 · I quench almost everything in a 10 year old batch of Goddard's Goop, which is an even mix of transmission fluid, lard, and paraffin wax. Sets up solid at room temperature, and I usually …

  6. Quenched with Rutlands asking advice - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    Oct 29, 2012 · The goop helped me from spilling transmission fluid and /or other oils all over the place but that's as far as it goes. I'll get a better edge quench without it. I will re-do this piece, normalizing it …

  7. Lawnmower blade heat treat. - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    Mar 11, 2006 · I've got two blades ready for normalizing then quench. Suppose mainly just need to experiment and see what result I get. Maybe I should try the lawnmower blade in oil as well since in …

  8. Cutlers resin - Fit and Finish - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    Nov 2, 2023 · If you get a good goop in the inside, it will never come off. Apparently they had glue like that in the Bronze age. It can get wet, but if you let it soak, it will come apart. The Japanese use it for …

  9. Issues forge welding - Hot Work - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    Mar 16, 2022 · Are you using flux? Is the smoke/goop from the MIG welder getting in between the layers? Finally, how hard are you hitting it to set the weld? If you're using flux and smacking it really …

  10. BLO vs RLO? - Fit and Finish - Bladesmith's Forum Board

    Mar 15, 2022 · Just an aside- tung oil is in the same boat. Most of what is available is mixed with BLO and has drying agents. You can still get raw tung, you just need to search it out. So yeah, depends …